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Colorado, 1994

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

308events recorded154 in 1993

0deaths recorded19 injuries

$4.9Mproperty damage (estimates)$2.4M crop damage

3disaster declarations38 NFIP claims, $104K paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail180

Wind93

Tornado35

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1994 was 308 against 154 in 1993.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1994
Weld County	39
Larimer County	36
El Paso County	24
Lincoln County	20
Adams County	19
Boulder County	18
Jefferson County	17
Arapahoe County	15
Washington County	14
Morgan County	14
Pueblo County	10
Elbert County	10
Prowers County	8
Kiowa County	6
Denver County	6
Phillips County	4
Kit Carson County	4
Cheyenne County	4
Crowley County	4
Logan County	4
Bent County	3
Las Animas County	3
Douglas County	3
Delta County	3
Clear Creek County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
28 May 1994	Larimer	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$500	—	8
19 May 1994	Adams	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	6
29 Jun 1994	Las Animas	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	—	3
28 May 1994	Larimer	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500	—	1
13 Aug 1994	Pueblo	Hail	0.75 in	$10	—	1
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	2.75 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	2.00 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	2.50 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Weld	Hail	1.25 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Weld	Hail	2.00 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	2.50 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Weld	Hail	2.50 in	$500,000	—	—
6 Jun 1994	Morgan	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
10 Aug 1994	Larimer	Hail	2.00 in	$400,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	1.75 in	$50,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	1.75 in	$50,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Larimer	Hail	1.50 in	$50,000	—	—
12 Jun 1994	Phillips	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
28 May 1994	Arapahoe	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$50,000	—	—
15 Jul 1994	Douglas	Tornado	F1	$50,000	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Weld	Hail	1.50 in	$50,000	—	—
24 Jul 1994	Weld	Hail	1.75 in	$50,000	—	—
12 Jun 1994	Delta	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
1 Aug 1994	Phillips	Tornado	F0	$500	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Adams	Tornado	F0	$500	—	—
25 Apr 1994	El Paso	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
11 Jul 1994	Adams	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
12 Jul 1994	Adams	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Adams	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
15 Jul 1994	Costilla	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jul 1994	Adams	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
25 Apr 1994	Washington	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
12 Aug 1994	Washington	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 Jun 1994	Lincoln	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 Jun 1994	Lincoln	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 Jun 1994	Lincoln	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
5 Oct 1994	Kit Carson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
5 Oct 1994	Kit Carson	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
18 Jun 1994	Weld	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
5 Oct 1994	Cheyenne	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1994

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title
12 Jul 1994	FM-2102	Fire management assistance	Fire	Rosborough Complex Fire
6 Jul 1994	FM-2099	Fire management assistance	Fire	South Canyon Fire
5 Jul 1994	FM-2098	Fire management assistance	Fire	Wake Complex Fire

Flood insurance claims with a 1994 date of loss

38 NFIP claims, 18 of them paid, for $103,629.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.