Significant and potentially significant tornadoes in Colorado since 1980

Tornadoes since 1980 in Colorado that are:

F2 or greather
path length of 5 miles or greater, or
path width of 400 yards or greater
Other notes about this list

West of the Divide and Southwest Colorado near the Divide

Mesa County

10/17/2004

1410

MESA

2.5 ENE Mack - 10 N Fruita

Delta County

CO 9/11/2002 1605 8 60 F1 0 0 DELTA 4 W - 7 NNW Delta

Montezuma County

CO 4/25/1985 1000 0.5 40 F2 0 0 MONTEZUMA near Cortez

Mineral County

CO 10/10/1997 1810 3 400 F2 0 0 MINERAL 12 S - 10 SSE Creede

Sanguache County

CO 6/10/1980 1510 20 100 F1 0 0 SANGUACHE near La Garita - NE of Center
CO 6/16/1991 1420 7 100 F1 0 0 SANGUACHE 3 NW - 3.5 SE Saguache

Many counties with none

Eastern Colorado

Larimer County

6/9/1990

1709

200

LARIMER/ WELD

2 NE Wellington - 5 NW Nunn - just SW of Carr

Weld County

CO 6/25/1982 1947 1 200 F2 0 0 WELD a few miles SE of Greeley
CO 5/18/1984 1434 5 50 F2 0 0 WELD just NW of Hudson > NE
CO 5/18/1984 1440 5 50 F2 0 0 WELD just W of Keenesburg > NE
CO 5/18/1984 1445 5 50 F2 0 0 WELD near Keenesburg > E
CO 7/7/1987 1640 5 100 F2 0 0 WELD near Kersey - 3 E Gill
CO 6/5/1988 1505 2 50 F2 0 0 ADAMS/ WELD 5 E Lafayette (near I-25 on the Adams-Weld Co line)
CO 6/9/1990 1709 23 200 F2 0 0 LARIMER/ WELD 2 NE Wellington - 5 NW Nunn - just SW of Carr
CO 6/15/1990 1828 10 73 F1 0 0 WELD/ MORGAN 7 E Roggen - 2 SW Wiggins
CO 7/16/1994 1737 4 440 F0 0 0 WELD 3 S - 5 SE Prospect Valley
CO 5/30/1996 1545 0.5 660 F0 0 0 WELD near Stoneham
CO 7/31/1996 2000 5 100 F2 0 0 WELD near Gill - near Kuner
CO 8/10/1999 1545 5 50 F1 0 0 WELD 0.5 SW - 4.5 NE Fort Lupton
CO 7/21/2000 1650 8 440 F1 0 0 WELD 6 N - 4 SE Masters

Logan County

CO 6/13/1988 1700 1.5 50 F2 0 0 LOGAN 4 N Proctor
CO 7/13/1996 1740 0.5 100 F2 0 0 LOGAN 1 E Peetz
CO 7/5/2000 2010 6 1320 F3 0 2 LOGAN 2 NNE - 4 S Dailey

Sedgwick County

none

Phillips County

CO 5/22/1996 1740 0.2 660 F1 0 0 PHILLIPS 5 W Holyoke

Morgan County

CO 5/24/1984 1905 5 50 F2 0 0 MORGAN near Goodrich and Weldonia
CO 9/18/1986 1820 25 300 F2 0 0 MORGAN 5 SW - 20 NE New Raymer
CO 6/14/1990 1950 7 100 F2 0 0 MORGAN 12 S - 10 SE Brush
CO 6/15/1990 1828 10 73 F1 0 0 WELD/ MORGAN 7 E Roggen - 2 SW Wiggins
CO 5/30/1996 1550 1 880 F2 0 0 MORGAN 5 SW Fort Morgan
CO 7/30/1996 2100 0.5 100 F2 0 0 MORGAN near Weldona

Washington County

CO 5/29/1982 1520 1.5 100 F2 0 0 WASHINGTON 15 SW Akron
CO 5/29/1991 1856 14 50 F1 0 0 WASHINGTON 5 S - 8 E Akron
CO 5/29/1991 1940 7 27 F0 0 0 WASHINGTON 6 S Platner - 9 S Otis
CO 6/1/1991 100 6 100 F1 0 0 WASHINGTON 4 W - 2 NE Otis
CO 3/8/1992 1653 9 50 F0 0 0 LINCOLN/ WASHINGTON 16 N - 25 N Limon
CO 7/21/1993 1957 6 50 F0 0 0 WASHINGTON 5 S - 10 SE Lindon
CO 7/21/1993 2032 12 150 F3 0 6 WASHINGTON 5 SW Anton - 5 S Arickarre
CO 5/30/1996 1525 0.5 1320 F3 0 0 WASHINGTON 1 N Elba

Yuma County

CO 5/19/1982 1720 4 200 F2 0 0 YUMA 19 S Yuma
CO 7/31/1985 20 0.5 40 F2 0 2 YUMA 12 NE Yuma
CO 5/19/1988 1457 1.5 73 F2 0 0 YUMA 10 SW - 8 SW Wray
CO 6/7/1994 1825 7 800 F2 0 0 YUMA (39.55/102.05 - 39.48/102.06)
CO 6/8/1994 1808 7 200 F1 0 0 YUMA (40.10/102.33 - 40.04/102.25)

Boulder County

CO 4/30/1980 1100 6 20 F1 0 0 BOULDER near Louisville > N
CO 10/15/1980 1822 1.5 50 F2 0 0 BOULDER Boulder
CO 6/5/1988 1525 0.5 50 F2 0 0 BOULDER between Broomfield and Lafayette
Broomfield County

none

Gilpin County

none

Clear Creek County

none

Denver County

CO 6/3/1981 1420 n/a 50 F2 0 0 JEFFERSON/ DENVER near Alameda Ave/Sheridan Blvd on Denver-Lakewood city boundary - N along Sheridan Blvd then NE into NW Denver
CO 6/8/1986 1710 1.1 50 F2 0 6 DENVER/ ARAPAHOE extreme southeast Denver - Aurora
CO 6/15/1988 1616 0.5 400 F2 0 0 DENVER Denver (northeast)
CO 6/15/1988 1624 3 200 F3 0 7 DENVER Denver (south)

Adams County

CO 6/3/1981 1455 2 133 F2 0 42 ADAMS Thornton
CO 6/12/1982 1618 3 400 F3 0 0 ADAMS 7 NW Bennett > NE then N
CO 5/14/1984 1423 5 77 F1 0 0 ADAMS 1 NW Watkins
CO 6/8/1986 1715 2 100 F2 0 0 ADAMS 5 N Watkins
CO 6/20/1987 1425 1 30 F2 0 0 ADAMS just NW of Watkins
CO 7/2/1987 1527 1 250 F2 0 0 ADAMS 10 NE Stapleton airport
CO 6/5/1988 1505 2 50 F2 0 0 ADAMS/ WELD 5 E Lafayette (near I-25 on the Adams-Weld Co line)
CO 7/8/1988 1745 5 30 F1 0 0 ADAMS 6 W - 1.5 NW Bennett
CO 7/16/1994 1810 6 440 F0 0 0 ADAMS 20 W - 17 WSW Shamrock
CO 7/16/1994 1834 4 880 F0 0 0 ADAMS 10 ENE - 6 E Byers
CO 7/13/1996 2145 12 440 F2 0 0 ADAMS 8 NW - 6 SE Strasburg
CO 7/28/1996 1708 5 440 F0 0 0 ADAMS 10 N - 5 N Bennett
CO 7/31/1996 2035 1 440 F0 0 0 ADAMS 12 E Denver Int'l Airport

Arapahoe County

CO 6/8/1986 1710 1.1 50 F2 0 6 DENVER/ ARAPAHOE extreme southeast Denver - Aurora

Jefferson County

CO 6/3/1981 1420 n/a 50 F2 0 0 JEFFERSON/ DENVER near Alameda Ave/Sheridan Blvd on Denver-Lakewood city boundary - N along Sheridan Blvd then NE into NW Denver

Douglas County

CO 7/19/1985 1607 0.5 40 F2 0 0 DOUGLAS Surrey Ridge area (just W of I-25)
CO 6/10/1991 1452 6 50 F0 0 0 DOUGLAS 2 S - 4 N Castle Rock

Elbert County

CO 6/14/1982 1450 2 200 F2 0 0 ELBERT 8 WNW Agate
CO 6/4/1983 1540 8 200 F2 0 0 ELBERT near Elizabeth - N of Kiowa
CO 6/6/1990 1910 7 500 F3 0 0 ELBERT 12 SW - ~5 W Limon
CO 6/13/1997 1730 5 100 F0 0 0 ELBERT 5 SW - 10 SW Matheson
CO 5/10/2004 1733 9 200 F1 0 0 ELBERT 11 SW - 13 SW Matheson
CO 5/10/2004 1804 6 150 F2 0 0 ELBERT 9 N Simla - 10 SW Agate
CO 5/10/2004 1859 12 500 F0 0 0 ELBERT 4 SSE - 13 ENE Agate

Lincoln County

CO 5/29/1982 1810 1 100 F2 0 0 LINCOLN 13 N Limon
CO 6/6/1990 1945 7 500 F3 0 14 LINCOLN 6 SSW Limon - Limon
CO 3/8/1992 1653 9 50 F0 0 0 LINCOLN/ WASHINGTON 16 N - 25 N Limon
CO 5/31/1999 1745 7 100 F2 0 0 LINCOLN 3 NW - 4 NE Genoa
CO 5/31/1999 1747 7 200 F3 0 0 LINCOLN 6 NW - 8 NE Genoa
CO 6/9/2001 1332 5 880 F0 0 0 LINCOLN 8 NW - 3 NE Genoa
CO 6/9/2001 1535 0.5 1320 F0 0 0 LINCOLN 2 S Hugo

Kit Carson County

CO 5/30/1988 2030 1 50 F2 0 0 KIT CARSON 3 W Stratton
CO 7/7/1993 2025 9 500 F3 0 8 KIT CARSON 1 W Bethune - Bethune (northwest) - 5 NW Burlington
CO 7/9/1993 1927 8 10 F0 0 0 KIT CARSON (39.17/102.36 - 39.12/102.29)
CO 7/9/1993 1930 10 500 F0 0 0 KIT CARSON 13 SW - 18 SSE Bethune
CO 10/5/1994 2050 6 100 F2 0 0 KIT CARSON 6 W Bethune

Cheyenne County

CO 7/9/1993 2031 10 10 F0 0 0 CHEYENNE (39.03/102.21 - 39.01/102.10)

Park County

none

Teller County

none

El Paso County

CO 6/6/1990 2230 2 100 F2 0 2 EL PASO near Rush
CO 6/9/1990 1805 20 50 F0 0 0 EL PASO 10 SE Colorado Springs - N of Yoder
CO 5/28/2001 1825 0.5 200 F2 0 4 EL PASO 1 S - 0.5 S Ellicott
CO 5/28/2001 1828 0.5 30 F2 0 5 EL PASO 1 WNW Ellicott

Fremont County

none

Custer County

none

Pueblo County

CO 8/21/1984 1800 1 50 F2 0 0 PUEBLO just S of Pueblo
CO 7/1/1998 1645 7 50 F0 0 0 PUEBLO 5 WNW - 2 ESE Pueblo West

Crowley County

none

Kiowa County

CO 5/18/1982 1545 2 200 F2 0 0 KIOWA 10 SW Eads
CO 5/31/1996 1620 19.5 400 F0 0 0 KIOWA/ PROWERS near Chivington Reservoir - 15 NE Granada
CO 10/11/1997 1810 35 200 F1 0 6 BENT/ KIOWA 7 W Las Animas - 12 W Eads
CO 9/21/2000 1700 12 100 F1 0 0 KIOWA Sheridan Lake - 5 S Towner

Otero County

CO 6/19/1980 1730 6 50 F1 0 0 OTERO 30 SW La Junta > E
CO 10/11/1997 1945 8 200 F1 0 0 OTERO 16 SSE - 12 SE La Junta

Bent County

CO 10/11/1997 1810 35 200 F1 0 6 BENT/ KIOWA 7 W Las Animas - 12 W Eads
CO 10/11/1997 2140 8 100 F1 0 0 BENT 3 WNW - 10 N Las Animas
CO 6/16/2004 1445 2 100 F2 0 1 BENT 26 SSE - 28 SSE Las Animas

Prowers County

CO 5/31/1996 1620 19.5 400 F0 0 0 KIOWA/ PROWERS near Chivington Reservoir - 15 NE Granada
CO 5/29/2001 1203 3 50 F3 0 0 PROWERS 2 WSW - 2 WNW Lamar

CO	6/10/1980	1510	20	100	F1	0	0	SANGUACHE	near La Garita - NE of Center
CO	6/16/1991	1420	7	100	F1	0	0	SANGUACHE	3 NW - 3.5 SE Saguache

CO	6/25/1982	1947	1	200	F2	WELD	a few miles SE of Greeley
CO	5/18/1984	1434	5	50	F2	WELD	just NW of Hudson > NE
CO	5/18/1984	1440	5	50	F2	WELD	just W of Keenesburg > NE
CO	5/18/1984	1445	5	50	F2	WELD	near Keenesburg > E
CO	7/7/1987	1640	5	100	F2	WELD	near Kersey - 3 E Gill
CO	6/5/1988	1505	2	50	F2	ADAMS/ WELD	5 E Lafayette (near I-25 on the Adams-Weld Co line)
CO	6/9/1990	1709	23	200	F2	LARIMER/ WELD	2 NE Wellington - 5 NW Nunn - just SW of Carr
CO	6/15/1990	1828	10	73	F1	WELD/ MORGAN	7 E Roggen - 2 SW Wiggins
CO	7/16/1994	1737	4	440	F0	WELD	3 S - 5 SE Prospect Valley
CO	5/30/1996	1545	0.5	660	F0	WELD	near Stoneham
CO	7/31/1996	2000	5	100	F2	WELD	near Gill - near Kuner
CO	8/10/1999	1545	5	50	F1	WELD	0.5 SW - 4.5 NE Fort Lupton
CO	7/21/2000	1650	8	440	F1	WELD	6 N - 4 SE Masters

CO	6/13/1988	1700	1.5	50	F2	0	LOGAN	4 N Proctor
CO	7/13/1996	1740	0.5	100	F2	0	LOGAN	1 E Peetz
CO	7/5/2000	2010	6	1320	F3	2	LOGAN	2 NNE - 4 S Dailey

CO	5/24/1984	1905	5	50	F2	MORGAN	near Goodrich and Weldonia
CO	9/18/1986	1820	25	300	F2	MORGAN	5 SW - 20 NE New Raymer
CO	6/14/1990	1950	7	100	F2	MORGAN	12 S - 10 SE Brush
CO	6/15/1990	1828	10	73	F1	WELD/ MORGAN	7 E Roggen - 2 SW Wiggins
CO	5/30/1996	1550	1	880	F2	MORGAN	5 SW Fort Morgan
CO	7/30/1996	2100	0.5	100	F2	MORGAN	near Weldona

CO	5/29/1982	1520	1.5	100	F2	0	WASHINGTON	15 SW Akron
CO	5/29/1991	1856	14	50	F1	0	WASHINGTON	5 S - 8 E Akron
CO	5/29/1991	1940	7	27	F0	0	WASHINGTON	6 S Platner - 9 S Otis
CO	6/1/1991	100	6	100	F1	0	WASHINGTON	4 W - 2 NE Otis
CO	3/8/1992	1653	9	50	F0	0	LINCOLN/ WASHINGTON	16 N - 25 N Limon
CO	7/21/1993	1957	6	50	F0	0	WASHINGTON	5 S - 10 SE Lindon
CO	7/21/1993	2032	12	150	F3	6	WASHINGTON	5 SW Anton - 5 S Arickarre
CO	5/30/1996	1525	0.5	1320	F3	0	WASHINGTON	1 N Elba

CO	5/19/1982	1720	4	200	F2	0	YUMA	19 S Yuma
CO	7/31/1985	20	0.5	40	F2	2	YUMA	12 NE Yuma
CO	5/19/1988	1457	1.5	73	F2	0	YUMA	10 SW - 8 SW Wray
CO	6/7/1994	1825	7	800	F2	0	YUMA	(39.55/102.05 - 39.48/102.06)
CO	6/8/1994	1808	7	200	F1	0	YUMA	(40.10/102.33 - 40.04/102.25)

CO	4/30/1980	1100	6	20	F1	BOULDER	near Louisville > N
CO	10/15/1980	1822	1.5	50	F2	BOULDER	Boulder
CO	6/5/1988	1525	0.5	50	F2	BOULDER	between Broomfield and Lafayette

CO	6/3/1981	1420	n/a	50	F2	0	JEFFERSON/ DENVER	near Alameda Ave/Sheridan Blvd on Denver-Lakewood city boundary - N along Sheridan Blvd then NE into NW Denver
CO	6/8/1986	1710	1.1	50	F2	6	DENVER/ ARAPAHOE	extreme southeast Denver - Aurora
CO	6/15/1988	1616	0.5	400	F2	0	DENVER	Denver (northeast)
CO	6/15/1988	1624	3	200	F3	7	DENVER	Denver (south)

CO	6/3/1981	1455	2	133	F2	42	ADAMS	Thornton
CO	6/12/1982	1618	3	400	F3	0	ADAMS	7 NW Bennett > NE then N
CO	5/14/1984	1423	5	77	F1	0	ADAMS	1 NW Watkins
CO	6/8/1986	1715	2	100	F2	0	ADAMS	5 N Watkins
CO	6/20/1987	1425	1	30	F2	0	ADAMS	just NW of Watkins
CO	7/2/1987	1527	1	250	F2	0	ADAMS	10 NE Stapleton airport
CO	6/5/1988	1505	2	50	F2	0	ADAMS/ WELD	5 E Lafayette (near I-25 on the Adams-Weld Co line)
CO	7/8/1988	1745	5	30	F1	0	ADAMS	6 W - 1.5 NW Bennett
CO	7/16/1994	1810	6	440	F0	0	ADAMS	20 W - 17 WSW Shamrock
CO	7/16/1994	1834	4	880	F0	0	ADAMS	10 ENE - 6 E Byers
CO	7/13/1996	2145	12	440	F2	0	ADAMS	8 NW - 6 SE Strasburg
CO	7/28/1996	1708	5	440	F0	0	ADAMS	10 N - 5 N Bennett
CO	7/31/1996	2035	1	440	F0	0	ADAMS	12 E Denver Int'l Airport

CO	7/19/1985	1607	0.5	40	F2	0	0	DOUGLAS	Surrey Ridge area (just W of I-25)
CO	6/10/1991	1452	6	50	F0	0	0	DOUGLAS	2 S - 4 N Castle Rock

CO	6/14/1982	1450	2	200	F2	ELBERT	8 WNW Agate
CO	6/4/1983	1540	8	200	F2	ELBERT	near Elizabeth - N of Kiowa
CO	6/6/1990	1910	7	500	F3	ELBERT	12 SW - ~5 W Limon
CO	6/13/1997	1730	5	100	F0	ELBERT	5 SW - 10 SW Matheson
CO	5/10/2004	1733	9	200	F1	ELBERT	11 SW - 13 SW Matheson
CO	5/10/2004	1804	6	150	F2	ELBERT	9 N Simla - 10 SW Agate
CO	5/10/2004	1859	12	500	F0	ELBERT	4 SSE - 13 ENE Agate

CO	5/29/1982	1810	1	100	F2	0	LINCOLN	13 N Limon
CO	6/6/1990	1945	7	500	F3	14	LINCOLN	6 SSW Limon - Limon
CO	3/8/1992	1653	9	50	F0	0	LINCOLN/ WASHINGTON	16 N - 25 N Limon
CO	5/31/1999	1745	7	100	F2	0	LINCOLN	3 NW - 4 NE Genoa
CO	5/31/1999	1747	7	200	F3	0	LINCOLN	6 NW - 8 NE Genoa
CO	6/9/2001	1332	5	880	F0	0	LINCOLN	8 NW - 3 NE Genoa
CO	6/9/2001	1535	0.5	1320	F0	0	LINCOLN	2 S Hugo

CO	5/30/1988	2030	1	50	F2	0	KIT CARSON	3 W Stratton
CO	7/7/1993	2025	9	500	F3	8	KIT CARSON	1 W Bethune - Bethune (northwest) - 5 NW Burlington
CO	7/9/1993	1927	8	10	F0	0	KIT CARSON	(39.17/102.36 - 39.12/102.29)
CO	7/9/1993	1930	10	500	F0	0	KIT CARSON	13 SW - 18 SSE Bethune
CO	10/5/1994	2050	6	100	F2	0	KIT CARSON	6 W Bethune

CO	6/6/1990	2230	2	100	F2	2	EL PASO	near Rush
CO	6/9/1990	1805	20	50	F0	0	EL PASO	10 SE Colorado Springs - N of Yoder
CO	5/28/2001	1825	0.5	200	F2	4	EL PASO	1 S - 0.5 S Ellicott
CO	5/28/2001	1828	0.5	30	F2	5	EL PASO	1 WNW Ellicott

CO	8/21/1984	1800	1	50	F2	0	0	PUEBLO	just S of Pueblo
CO	7/1/1998	1645	7	50	F0	0	0	PUEBLO	5 WNW - 2 ESE Pueblo West

CO	5/18/1982	1545	2	200	F2	0	KIOWA	10 SW Eads
CO	5/31/1996	1620	19.5	400	F0	0	KIOWA/ PROWERS	near Chivington Reservoir - 15 NE Granada
CO	10/11/1997	1810	35	200	F1	6	BENT/ KIOWA	7 W Las Animas - 12 W Eads
CO	9/21/2000	1700	12	100	F1	0	KIOWA	Sheridan Lake - 5 S Towner

CO	6/19/1980	1730	6	50	F1	0	0	OTERO	30 SW La Junta > E
CO	10/11/1997	1945	8	200	F1	0	0	OTERO	16 SSE - 12 SE La Junta