NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trinidad, 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 Trinidad, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 24 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 24
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Trinidad
The highest rating among the 24 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 5 times; the most recent, on June 6, 2014, came within 5 miles. Of the 24, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on June 30, 2023. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Trinidad. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1958, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Trinidad.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Trinidad
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s4
- 2000s8
- 1990s4
- 1980s3
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2014 | EF1 | 16 mi | 1.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2014 | EF1 | 5 mi | 8.58 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 10, 1983 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1983 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1965 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2017 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2009 | EF0 | 22 mi | 1.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2004 | F0 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2004 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2002 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2002 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2002 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 24, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trinidad
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Trinidad since 1958, made on 59 separate days. Of these, 64 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 5 days, most recently June 17, 2025. The most recent report is from September 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trinidad
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Trinidad, CO, 1 mile southwest of Trinidad at 6,030 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 61°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 22°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 146 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.1 inches a year, most of it in March. That 14.8 inches is more than at 35 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (38%). Raton, NM, 28 miles south, has its own station (Raton Municipal Crews Airport, NM): 13.8 inches a year, 1.0 less 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 | 50 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 52 | 24 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 59 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Apr | 66 | 38 | 1.4 | 3 | 7.8 |
| May | 75 | 47 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 85 | 56 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 61 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 59 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 52 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 69 | 40 | 1.2 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 57 | 30 | 0.6 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Dec | 49 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Year | 68 | 40 | 14.8 | 39 | 55.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Trinidad, CO (6,030 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 Trinidad
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trinidad: 17 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 heavy rain events and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $10,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on June 19, 2025.
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
Las Animas County, which includes Trinidad, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Las Animas County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.8 million a year, the 45th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (53%), 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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Cities near Trinidad
- Raton, NM28 mi
- Walsenburg, CO35 mi
- Questa, NM69 mi
- Rocky Ford, CO72 mi
- Pueblo, CO74 mi
- La Junta, CO76 mi
- Alamosa, CO77 mi
- El Prado, NM80 mi
- Pueblo West, CO80 mi
- Taos, NM81 mi
- Ordway, CO83 mi
- Westcliffe, CO84 mi
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