How Likely Is a Tornado in Garfield County, CO?
Garfield County's tornado history, by the numbers
In 76 years of NOAA/SPC tracking, Garfield County has no recorded tornado track. Zero is the honest answer here, not missing data. Put another way: Garfield County sees more tornado activity than 3% of US counties. Within Colorado alone, Garfield County ranks 56 of 64 counties for tornado frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
0 weak and 0 significant tornadoes make up Garfield County's 0-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Garfield County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Colorado has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Colorado this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
63,167 people live in Garfield County, and a tornado outbreak's power loss usually reaches far more of Colorado than the tracks themselves touch. A portable battery unit is the faster, no-fuel way to bridge that outage.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Garfield County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 2,947 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Garfield County has about 63,167 residents.