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Colorado, 2013

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

1,542events recorded1,326 in 2012
19deaths recorded41 injuries
$1.0Bproperty damage (estimates)$7.7M crop damage
8disaster declarations2,301 NFIP claims, $73M paid
← 20122014 →

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

Winter576
Hail269
Drought218
Flood173
Wind156
Other54
Tornado27
Cold25
Fog24
Wildfire13
Lightning7

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 1,542 against 1,326 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
El Paso County60
Kit Carson County49
Larimer County48
Washington County46
Cheyenne County45
Weld County39
Yuma County38
Logan County29
La Plata County28
Boulder County26
Arapahoe County22
Adams County17
Pueblo County15
Morgan County15
Mesa County15
Montrose County13
Douglas County12
Sedgwick County12
Jefferson County11
Denver County10
Baca County9
Montezuma County9
Otero County8
Prowers County8
Kiowa County8

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Apr 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——5—
11 Sep 2013BoulderFlash Flood——32
12 Sep 2013LarimerFlash Flood——2—
9 Aug 2013El PasoFlash Flood—$2,000,00013
2 Feb 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——12
2 Mar 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——11
17 Mar 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——11
18 Apr 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
11 Sep 2013BoulderFlash Flood——1—
13 Jan 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
12 Sep 2013El PasoFlood——1—
15 Sep 2013El PasoFlash Flood——1—
12 Sep 2013BoulderFlood—$297,000,000—3
11 Jun 2013Forecast zoneWildfire—$293,000,000——
12 Sep 2013WeldFlood—$230,000,000——
31 Jul 2013El PasoLightning———12
12 Sep 2013LarimerFlood—$109,000,000——
18 Jul 2013LarimerLightning———9
16 Feb 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche———4
15 Sep 2013MorganFlood—$30,700,000——
15 Sep 2013WashingtonFlood—$10,000,000——
19 Jun 2013Forecast zoneWildfire———1
27 Jan 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
22 Dec 2013Forecast zoneAvalanche———1
18 Jul 2013LarimerLightning———1
12 Sep 2013JeffersonFlood—$6,000,000——
12 Sep 2013El PasoFlood—$7,000,000——
16 Sep 2013LoganFlood—$5,000,000——
12 Sep 2013ArapahoeFlood—$3,300,000——
1 Jul 2013Forecast zoneWildfire—$3,000,000——
12 Sep 2013El PasoFlash Flood—$3,000,000——
12 Sep 2013AdamsFlood—$2,140,000——
1 Jul 2013El PasoFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
14 Sep 2013Clear CreekFlash Flood—$256,000——
3 Oct 2013MontezumaThunderstorm Wind86 mph$75,000——
18 Jul 2013DeltaFlash Flood—$150,000——
3 Aug 2013WashingtonFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Aug 2013WeldFlash Flood—$50,000——
22 Aug 2013DouglasFlash Flood—$50,000——
10 Jul 2013El PasoFlash Flood—$100,000——

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 2013

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
14 Sep 2013DR-4145Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides18
12 Sep 2013EM-3365EmergencyFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides15
26 Jul 2013DR-4134Major disasterFireBlack Forest Wildfire1
26 Jul 2013DR-4133Major disasterFireRoyal Gorge Fire1
21 Jun 2013FM-5031Fire management assistanceFireWest Fork Fire Complex2
21 Jun 2013FM-5030Fire management assistanceFireEast Peak Fire1
11 Jun 2013FM-5028Fire management assistanceFireRoyal Gorge Fire1
11 Jun 2013FM-5027Fire management assistanceFireBlack Forest Fire1

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

2,301 NFIP claims, 1,833 of them paid, for $72,641,027.

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.