Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Thunderstorms in Eastern Colorado on Thursday

A multiple day heavy rainfall event will begin to set up from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley Thursday, peaking in intensity over the holiday weekend. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across eastern Colorado Thursday afternoon and evening. Large hail will be the primary hazard. Read More >

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LARGEST COLORADO WILDFIRES			MOST DESTRUCTIVE COLORADO WILDFIRES			MOST FATAL COLORADO WILDFIRES
Fire	Year	Size (acres)	Fire	Year	Structures Destroyed	Fire	Year	Fatalities
Cameron Peak	2020	208,913	Marshall	2021	1,084	South Canyon	1994	14
East Troublesome	2020	193,812	Hayman	2002	600	Cheyenne Mountain	1950	9
Pine Gulch	2020	139,007	East Troublesome	2020	580	Hayman	2002	5
Hayman	2002	137,007	Black Forest	2013	511	Battlement Creek	1976	4
West Fork Complex	2013	110,405	Cameron Peak	2020	461	Big Elk	2002	3

Timeline of Notable Colorado Wildfires

The timeline below is not comprehensive, and some 1,000+ acre fires have been omitted. A comprehensive database of national wildfire incidents can be found via the NIFC Open Data portal. If you believe to have found a mistake in the information below, please contact bruno.rodriguez@noaa.gov.

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