El Paso County tornado history

96 tornadoes touched El Paso County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 13, 1977).

96tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 19 injured

20 milongest path · 1990

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

By rating

(E)F062

(E)F121

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 13, 1977	F3	4.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 24, 1979	F3	4.3 mi	50 yd	1
Jun 7, 2012	EF2	7.5 mi	880 yd	0
Jun 6, 1990	F2	2 mi	100 yd	2
Apr 11, 1977	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 1977	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1977	F2	1 mi	50 yd	2
Jun 13, 1977	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 2001	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	4
May 28, 2001	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	5
Jun 29, 1992	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 1, 1977	F1	2 mi	20 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 5, 2023	unrated	2.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 22, 2023	EF0	0.8 mi	10 yd
May 26, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	1 yd
Aug 8, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	10 yd
Mar 29, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	25 yd
Sep 9, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2015	EF1	2 mi	400 yd
Jun 4, 2015	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd
Jun 4, 2015	EF0	5 mi	200 yd
May 9, 2015	EF0	3.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 12, 2014	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 9, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has El Paso County, Colorado had?

96 tornadoes touched El Paso County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in El Paso County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 13, 1977, with a 4.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in El Paso County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (43 of 96). 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).