NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Yuma, 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 Yuma, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 134 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 134
- 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 Yuma
The strongest of the 134 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on August 8, 2023; its path came within 5 miles. Of the 134, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 65 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2025. Yuma has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 64% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 197 times since 1958, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Yuma has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Yuma
By decade
- 2020s16(1 EF3+)
- 2010s29
- 2000s20
- 1990s31
- 1980s12
- 1970s9
- 1960s5
- 1950s12
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 | EF3 | 5 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2016 | EF2 | 24 mi | 7.94 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 19, 1988 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 21, 1972 | F2 | 20 mi | 19.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 20, 1958 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1958 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2019 | EF1 | 18 mi | 1.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2019 | EF1 | 6 mi | 0.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2016 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2010 | EF1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | EF1 | 23 mi | 11.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 134, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Yuma
The Storm Prediction Center has 197 hail reports within 10 miles of Yuma since 1958, made on 121 separate days. Of these, 132 were 1 inch across or larger, and 21 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4 inches (softball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 20, 2024. The most recent report is from August 9, 2025. June has the most reports, 52.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Yuma
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Yuma, CO, 4 miles southwest of Yuma at 4,134 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 17°F. July is the wettest at 3.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 17.9 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 59 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 17.9 inches is more than at 67 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (74%). Wray, 26 miles east, has its own station (Wray, CO): 18.4 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 17 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 45 | 19 | 0.4 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 56 | 27 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 63 | 35 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.9 |
| May | 73 | 46 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 86 | 56 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 62 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 60 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 50 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 66 | 37 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 53 | 26 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 43 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Year | 66 | 38 | 17.9 | 42 | 22.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Yuma, CO (4,134 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 Yuma
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 85 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Yuma: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 120 mph, on July 7, 2025. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Yuma.
June 19, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Yuma — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Yuma County Emergency Manager reported sixty-eight power poles blown down along CR 48 north of the city of Yuma. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.”
August 8, 2023: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Yuma — $145,000 damage.
NWS: “Five power poles were blown down or snapped along Highway 59.”
July 7, 2025: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Yuma — $135,000 damage.
NWS: “The Emergency Manager reported 8 or 9 power poles down between County Road 45 and County Road 47. Highway 59 southbound was also closed in that area for restoration of the powerlines.”
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
Yuma County, which includes Yuma, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 fire, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yuma County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 29th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (19%), is from hail.
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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