NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Windsor, 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 Windsor, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 161 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 161
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Windsor
The highest rating among the 161 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 4, 2015, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 22, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 161, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. May and June have had the most tornadoes, 49 each. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2024. Windsor has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 292 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Windsor has more hail reports within 10 miles than 80% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Windsor
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s12(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s39
- 1980s35
- 1970s21
- 1960s8
- 1950s18(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | EF3 | 2 mi | 38.69 mi | 1 / 78 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | EF3 | 18 mi | 6.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1952 | F3 | 20 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | EF2 | 16 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1996 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1990 | F2 | 17 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1987 | F2 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1982 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1965 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1957 | F2 | in town | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 161, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Windsor
The Storm Prediction Center has 292 hail reports within 10 miles of Windsor since 1967, made on 111 separate days. Of these, 212 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 12, 2017. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 103.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Windsor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Collins 4 E, CO, 9 miles northwest of Windsor 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%). Johnstown, 10 miles south, has its own station (Loveland 2N, CO): 15.7 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 89°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 Windsor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 40 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Windsor: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods and 7 flash floods. They killed 2 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $1.5 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, 3 of 7. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 77 have had fewer than Windsor.
July 2, 2005: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Windsor — 2 killed, 4 injured.
August 28, 2001: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Windsor — 2 injured.
NWS: “High winds flipped an empty semi-truck on its side, smashing the cab into a guard rail.”
May 20, 2015: flood 2 miles from the centre of Windsor — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “Widespread minor to moderate lowland flooding was observed along the Cache La Poudre River.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Windsor's ZIP code 80550 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $27,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 14% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 11 have fewer than Windsor.
Weld County, which includes Windsor, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 3 severe storms, 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 Weld County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $104.7 million a year, the 9th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $44.5 million (42%), 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 Windsor
- Timnath, CO5 mi
- Johnstown, CO10 mi
- Fort Collins, CO10 mi
- Greeley, CO10 mi
- Milliken, CO10 mi
- Eaton, CO11 mi
- Loveland, CO11 mi
- Evans, CO13 mi
- La Salle, CO15 mi
- Ault, CO16 mi
- Berthoud, CO16 mi
- Platteville, CO18 mi
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