Baca County tornado history

86 tornadoes touched Baca County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 18, 1977).

86tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 4 injured

38.6 milongest path · 1977

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F057

(E)F121

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 18, 1977	F4	38.6 mi	440 yd	0
Jun 10, 1967	F2	14.2 mi	100 yd	4
May 31, 2010	EF2	9.2 mi	300 yd	0
May 15, 2003	F2	5 mi	200 yd	0
May 31, 2010	EF2	2.8 mi	400 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F1	23 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 26, 1978	F1	22.9 mi	67 yd	0
Jun 22, 1962	F1	12 mi	33 yd	0
Jun 23, 2023	EF1	8.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 2010	EF1	7.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 29, 1999	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 19, 1992	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 13, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
Jul 13, 2023	EF0	—	10 yd
Jun 23, 2023	EF1	8.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 7, 2022	unrated	6.3 mi	20 yd
Jun 7, 2022	unrated	8.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 22, 2019	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 25, 2017	EF0	4.4 mi	200 yd
Jun 11, 2015	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 28, 2015	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 7, 2015	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 30, 2014	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 25, 2013	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd

How many tornadoes has Baca County, Colorado had?

86 tornadoes touched Baca County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Baca County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 18, 1977, with a 38.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Baca County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (43 of 86). 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).