Las Animas County, Colorado severe weather history spans 437 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 72.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,110 nationally and #24 in Colorado.
437
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$410K
Property damage
The record
What the Las Animas County, Colorado severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Las Animas County, Colorado severe weather history averages 6.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 147 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 39 events fall before 1990 and 398 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $298K in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Las Animas County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 317 | 0 | $10K | 3.25 | 1958–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | $2K | 70 | 1956–2025 |
| Tornado | 38 | 0 | $298K | F2 | 1954–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 19 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2020–2023 |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2002–2021 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2001–2019 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–1996 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2002–2002 |
Decade by decade
Las Animas County, Colorado severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
39 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 38 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-10 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2014-06-06 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2014-06-06 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-06-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-06-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-06-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-06-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-04 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-06-30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Las Animas County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinidad | 0 | 3 | $500 |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Tornado | TRINIDAD | 0 | 1 | $5K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm quickly developed along a line of thunderstorms moving east through southeast Colorado. The high winds seems to be shortlived and a couple of trampolines were damaged and destroyed. No damage to structures was reported.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
14,413
Population (ACS)
$238K
Median home value
13
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jan 7, 2007 | Snowstorm | SNOW | EM |
| Jan 7, 2007 | Snowstorm | SNOW | EM |
| Jan 8, 2006 | Fire | MAURICIO CANYON FIRE | FM |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Coastal Storm | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Las Animas County, Colorado?
437 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $410K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Las Animas County?
Hail, with 317 recorded events — 72.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Las Animas County?
39 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 38 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Las Animas County?
13 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Las Animas County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Las Animas County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Las Animas County as very low risk, placing it in the 24 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Las Animas County, Colorado severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Larimer County 915
- Lincoln County 859
- La Plata County 256
- Logan County 850
- Lake County 8
- Mesa County 472
Cite this page
“Las Animas County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/las-animas-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.