NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wiggins, 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 Wiggins, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 166 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 166
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Wiggins
The strongest of the 166 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 15, 1952; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 166, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 59. The most recent tornado was on August 19, 2024. Wiggins has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 112 times since 1975, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Wiggins has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wiggins
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s27
- 2000s25
- 1990s50
- 1980s30
- 1970s9
- 1960s4
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1952 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 7, 2016 | EF2 | 6 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1996 | F2 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1996 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1996 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1987 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1984 | F2 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1984 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1984 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1959 | F2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1956 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 166, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wiggins
The Storm Prediction Center has 112 hail reports within 10 miles of Wiggins since 1975, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on August 8, 2009. The most recent report is from August 10, 2025. June has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wiggins
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Morgan, CO, 12 miles east of Wiggins at 4,376 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 13°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 14.3 inches is more than at 31 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (34%). Keenesburg, 24 miles west, has its own station (Denver International Airport, CO): 14.6 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 45 | 15 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 56 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 33 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.7 |
| May | 72 | 43 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 84 | 54 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 60 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 57 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 34 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 52 | 21 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 42 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Year | 65 | 35 | 14.3 | 35 | 22.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Morgan, CO (4,376 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 Wiggins
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wiggins: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $257,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 26, 2009.
June 26, 2009: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Wiggins — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Intense thunderstorm winds destroyed an outbuilding and a pivot sprinkler on a farm. A semi-trailer traveling along Interstate 76 was also blown on its side.”
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
Morgan County, which includes Wiggins, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morgan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.3 million a year, the 21st highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (47%), 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 Wiggins
- Fort Morgan, CO14 mi
- Keenesburg, CO24 mi
- Brush, CO25 mi
- Kersey, CO26 mi
- Hudson, CO31 mi
- Byers, CO32 mi
- Strasburg, CO32 mi
- La Salle, CO34 mi
- Evans, CO35 mi
- Bennett, CO36 mi
- Greeley, CO38 mi
- Fort Lupton, CO39 mi
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