Severe Weather Threats Across the Plains; Dangerous Heat and Wildfire Concerns for the West; Watching the Tropics

Severe thunderstorms are expected across the Central Plains accompanied by damaging wind gusts and large hail. In addition, heavy rainfall may lead to instances of flash flooding from the Plains and mid-Atlantic regions. The heavy rainfall threat continues across Florida and across the northern Gulf as we monitor a tropical disturbance tracking westward. Critical fire weather for the Great Basin. Read More >

Welcome to the Colorado Lightning Resource Page. This page has links to information about lightning activity in the state of Colorado, with an emphasis on the amount of lightning activity and lightning casualties. Please scroll down to see all the links. When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!

Click here for NOAA/NWS National Lightning Safety Information

Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week: Held the last full week of June every year

What is lightning?

Lightning flash density maps for the state of Colorado

Lightning flash data counts by hour, date and county for the state of Colorado

Lightning casualty information for each county in Colorado

Short write-up for each Colorado lightning casualty since 1980

Graphs & charts of Colorado lightning casualties

How does Colorado lightning activity rank as compared to the rest of the United States?

National lightning casualty statistics

Colorado lightning climatology studies

Colorado lightning casualty studies

Lightning Bolt from the Blue

Plane being struck by lightning

This internet site is intended to serve as a resource for lightning information for the state of Colorado. Knowing more about lightning, its causes, and some basic safety rules can help you and your family avoid needless exposure to the dangers of lightning.

We hope that you find this information useful.

Please email your comments, questions, and suggestions to Steve.Hodanish@noaa.gov

This page is a part of the Lightning Program at National Weather Service Pueblo

"I woke last night to the sound of thunder,
How far off I sat and wondered..."

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Night Moves, from the album Nine Tonight

PUB RSS Feed