Teller County, CO Environment & Hazard Risk

• WildfireRelatively Moderate$10.6M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 84 years
• LandslideRelatively Moderate$107K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• LightningRelatively High$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 69 events a year
• HailRelatively Moderate$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 6.0 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$220K/yr expected annual loss, about 18 events a year
• Volcanic activityVery Low$6/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10,000 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$621K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$52.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,815 years
• Strong windVery Low$150K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• AvalancheVery Low$18/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Ice stormVery Low$5,827/yr expected annual loss, about once every 67 years
• Cold waveVery Low$44.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Heat waveVery Low$19/yr expected annual loss, about once every 158 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: coastal flooding, drought, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami.

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Homes with flood insurance

37 of 12,267 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

80

Insured in high-risk zones

19 (24%)

Flood claims since 1978

10

Claims paid since 1978

$12K

• High Wind170
• Winter Storm150
• Heavy Snow108
• Hail88
• Winter Weather27
• Flash Flood26
• Wildfire13
• Tornado10
• Cold/Wind Chill6
• Lightning5 · 2 deaths

• Lightning08/08/1998

  Woodland Park, Teller County

  1 death, 1 injured

  What happened

  Zach Powers, 4, and his 10-year-old brother Dustyn, took shelter under a tree when a storm hit during a family hike at the Rampart Reservoir. Dustyn held an umbrella and held his brother's hand. Lightning apparently struck the umbrella, travelled through Dustyn and then Zach. Zach was airlifted to Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room. Dustyn received burns to his hands.

• Lightning07/19/2006

  Woodland Park, Teller County

  1 death

  What happened

  A young man playing soccer was struck and killed by lightning.

• Wildfire07/01/2002

  Florissant, Teller County

  2 injured, $6M damage

  What happened

  The Hayman Fire, largest in Colorado this century, was fully contained on July 2nd.

• Wildfire06/09/2002

  Florissant, Teller County

  2 injured, $6M damage

  What happened

  The largest wildfire in Colorado this century began on the evening of June 8th in Park county and spreads into Teller county early on the morning of the 9th. The wildfire was not fully contained until July 2nd. The Hayman Fire was allegedly started by a U.S. Forest Service employee. The fire consumed 43,000 acres of forest and meadows in Teller county generally north of a line from around 8 miles north northwest of Florissant to 8 miles north northwest of Woodland Park. Eighty eight residences were destroyed, along with around 200 other structures. The smoke plume caused heavy concentrations of smoke across Teller and El Paso county from time to time during the blaze. Besides the $6 million in damage to structures, $25 million will be spent in the fighting of the fire and rehabilitation of the burn area. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in the burn area.

• Lightning07/27/2006

  Cripple Creek, Teller County

  2 injured

  What happened

  Two teenage boys were hospitalized after a lightning strike occurred near them on Teller County Road 1 near Cripple Creek. Neither was seriously injured.

• High Wind68 kt wind04/11/2001

  Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity

  $2M damage

• Woodland Park City ofServes 8,500 · Surface water · Local government1 health violation+24 monitoring or reporting
• Cripple Creek City ofServes 2,817 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Highland Lakes WdServes 875 · Groundwater (surface influenced) · Local government3 health violations+22 monitoring or reporting
• Mountain Mutual WaServes 681 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Divide Mpc MD No 1Serves 679 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Teller County WsdServes 600 · Groundwater · Local government7 health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Divide Water Providers INCServes 570 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+31 monitoring or reporting
• Victor City ofServes 491 · Surface water · Local government6 health violations+24 monitoring or reporting