NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Timnath, CO
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Timnath, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 143 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 143
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Timnath
The highest rating among the 143 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 4, 2015, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 22, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 143, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 42. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2024. Timnath has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 67% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 400 times since 1961, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Timnath has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Timnath
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s35
- 1980s34
- 1970s17
- 1960s6
- 1950s13
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | EF3 | in town | 38.69 mi | 1 / 78 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | EF3 | 20 mi | 6.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1996 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 13 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1982 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1965 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F2 | 3 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 30, 1957 | F2 | 5 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1955 | F2 | 14 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 143, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Timnath
The Storm Prediction Center has 400 hail reports within 10 miles of Timnath since 1961, made on 144 separate days. Of these, 277 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 30, 1979. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 160.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Timnath
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Collins 4 E, CO, 4 miles northwest of Timnath at 4,920 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 16°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 166 nights a year. Snowfall averages 48.4 inches a year, most of it in March. That 14.8 inches is more than at 36 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (40%). Fort Collins, 5 miles west, has its own station (Fort Collins, CO): 15.9 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 15 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 45 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 55 | 26 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 61 | 34 | 2.0 | 4 | 5.7 |
| May | 70 | 43 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 81 | 52 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 58 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 55 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 47 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 63 | 34 | 1.2 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 24 | 0.7 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 42 | 16 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Year | 63 | 35 | 14.8 | 35 | 48.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Collins 4 E, CO (4,920 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Timnath
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 57 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Timnath: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes and 8 floods. They killed 4 people and injured 9, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 26, 2010. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 94 have had fewer than Timnath.
July 2, 2005: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Timnath — 2 killed, 4 injured.
July 24, 2008: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Timnath — 2 killed.
July 28, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Timnath — 2 injured.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Larimer County, which includes Timnath, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 fires, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, on January 15, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Larimer County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $126.5 million a year, the 6th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $54.3 million (43%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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