Elbert County tornado history

127 tornadoes touched Elbert County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 6, 1990).

127tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
13.1 milongest path · 1972
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F089
(E)F130
(E)F26
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 6, 1990F37 mi500 yd00
Jun 4, 1983F28 mi200 yd00
Jun 7, 2012EF27.5 mi880 yd00
May 10, 2004F26 mi150 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF24 mi440 yd00
Jun 14, 1982F22 mi200 yd00
May 18, 2025EF20.9 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2004F19 mi200 yd00
Jun 19, 1980F13.6 mi50 yd00
Jun 3, 1985F12 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF12 mi400 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF12 mi300 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 18, 2025EF20.9 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 2023unrated—25 yd00
Jun 8, 2019EF0—25 yd00
Jul 27, 2018EF11.2 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2018EF0—50 yd00
Aug 17, 2015EF0—50 yd00
Jun 5, 2015EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF00.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF12 mi400 yd00
Jun 4, 2015EF0—50 yd00

Nearby counties

Arapahoe County, CO101Lincoln County, CO115Adams County, CO190El Paso County, CO96Douglas County, CO64Denver County, CO20Jefferson County, CO12Teller County, CO13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Elbert County, Colorado had?

127 tornadoes touched Elbert County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Elbert County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 6, 1990, with a 7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Elbert County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (66 of 127). 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).