Alamosa County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Alamosa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 10, 1955).

16tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
5 milongest path · 2006
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F15
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 10, 1955F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 1982F12 mi77 yd00
Jun 22, 1983F11.5 mi33 yd00
Aug 16, 2008EF10.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 25, 1956F10.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 19, 1995F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 26, 2006F05 mi100 yd00
Jul 18, 1958F01 mi10 yd00
Aug 10, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 2004F01 mi75 yd00
Aug 5, 1997F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2006F00.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2014EF00.3 mi25 yd00
May 20, 2013EF00.1 mi75 yd00
Aug 16, 2008EF10.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2006F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 26, 2006F05 mi100 yd00
Jul 15, 2004F01 mi75 yd00
Aug 10, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
May 25, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 5, 1997F00.5 mi50 yd00
Mar 19, 1995F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1983F11.5 mi33 yd00
Jun 19, 1982F12 mi77 yd00

Nearby counties

Costilla County, CO7Conejos County, CO5Rio Grande County, CO3Saguache County, CO7Custer County, CO9Huerfano County, CO7Fremont County, CO9Mineral County, CO1

Questions

How many tornadoes has Alamosa County, Colorado had?

16 tornadoes touched Alamosa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Alamosa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 10, 1955, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Alamosa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (4 of 16). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).