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Storm events on record through

Colorado in 2022 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 1,587 storm events on record for Colorado in 2022.

FEMA has no disaster declaration for the state with a date in 2022.

OpenFEMA has 41 NFIP claims with a 2022 year of loss. The NFIP paid $681,935 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2022 by hazard

Storm events on record for Colorado in 2022, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2022
Hail205
Tornado31
Flood88
Wind496
Winter493
Heat2
Cold74
Drought50
Wildfire18
Fog11
Other119
All storm events1,587

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2022

Counties of Colorado with a storm event on record in 2022, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2022
Adams County2
Alamosa County3
Arapahoe County13
Archuleta County3
Baca County15
Bent County19
Boulder County5
Broomfield County1
Chaffee County5
Cheyenne County47
Conejos County1
Costilla County1
Crowley County5
Custer County4
Denver County6
Dolores County2
Douglas County4
Eagle County1
El Paso County52
Elbert County7
Fremont County8
Garfield County4
Grand County3
Gunnison County3
Hinsdale County2
Huerfano County6
Jefferson County3
Kiowa County8
Kit Carson County74
La Plata County8
Larimer County23
Las Animas County11
Lincoln County15
Logan County23
Mesa County16
Mineral County1
Montezuma County6
Montrose County4
Morgan County25
Otero County23
Ouray County8
Phillips County16
Pitkin County7
Prowers County41
Pueblo County28
Rio Blanco County3
Rio Grande County3
Saguache County1
San Miguel County6
Sedgwick County21
Summit County1
Teller County3
Washington County28
Weld County20
Yuma County67

Events of 2022 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2022 in Colorado with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone12County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone10County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone10County
MorganWildfirenot recordednone03Forecast zone
Forecast zoneHigh Wind60 mphnone10County
LoganTornadoEF0none00County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone12County
Forecast zoneExcessive Heatnot recordednone10County
BentTornadoEF0$5 thousand00County
YumaTornadoEF unratednone00County
YumaTornadoEF unratednone00County
YumaTornadoEF unratednone00County
BentTornadoEF unratednone00County
BentTornadoEF unratednone00County
CheyenneTornadoEF unratednone00County
BentTornadoEF unratednone00County
ProwersTornadoEF unratednone00County
BacaTornadoEF unratednone00County
BacaTornadoEF unratednone00County
SedgwickTornadoEF unratednone00County
SedgwickTornadoEF unratednone00County
PhillipsTornadoEF unratednone00County
PhillipsTornadoEF unratednone00County
DenverTornadoEF unratednone00County
WeldTornadoEF unratednone00County
MorganTornadoEF1none00County
MorganTornadoEF0none00County
MorganTornadoEF0none00County
MorganTornadoEF1none00County
MorganTornadoEF0none00County
LarimerFlash Floodnot recorded$350 thousand20County
SummitThunderstorm Wind37 mphnone10County
AdamsTornadoEF unratednone00County
ArapahoeTornadoEF unratednone00County
DenverTornadoEF unratednone00County
DenverFlash Floodnot recorded$260 thousand00County
Forecast zoneWinter Weathernot recordednone020County
Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chillnot recordednone10County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone10County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone10County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2022

FEMA has no disaster declaration for Colorado with a date in 2022.

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Colorado