Jefferson County tornado history

12 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 3, 1981).

12tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 0 injured

0.5 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F14

(E)F21

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 3, 1981	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 30, 1982	F1	0.5 mi	77 yd
Jul 9, 1982	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 20, 1987	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jun 9, 1987	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 10, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 30, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 30, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 3, 1967	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 11, 1990	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 6, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 28, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 28, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 6, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 11, 1990	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 20, 1987	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jun 9, 1987	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 9, 1982	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 30, 1982	F1	0.5 mi	77 yd
Jun 3, 1981	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 3, 1967	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 30, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 30, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 10, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Colorado had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 3, 1981, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 12). 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).