Lincoln County tornado history

115 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 6, 1990).

115tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 15 injured
9 milongest path · 1992
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F083
(E)F123
(E)F26
(E)F32
(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 yd140
May 31, 1999F37 mi200 yd00
May 31, 1999F27 mi100 yd00
Jun 6, 1951F24.7 mi217 yd10
May 23, 1965F24.6 mi67 yd00
Mar 18, 1977F21.5 mi67 yd00
Mar 18, 1977F21.5 mi67 yd00
May 29, 1982F21 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 2014EF15.2 mi200 yd00
Jun 5, 1992F13 mi200 yd00
Apr 30, 1983F12.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1980F12 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 13, 2023unrated—25 yd00
Jun 16, 2023EF0—20 yd00
May 24, 2023EF0—25 yd00
May 23, 2021EF0—25 yd00
May 23, 2021EF00.5 mi25 yd00
May 22, 2021EF0—25 yd00
May 22, 2021EF0—25 yd00
May 22, 2021EF0—25 yd00
May 22, 2021EF0—25 yd00
Apr 27, 2021EF0—50 yd00
Apr 27, 2021EF0—50 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF0—50 yd00

Nearby counties

Elbert County, CO127Crowley County, CO16Cheyenne County, CO97Kit Carson County, CO132El Paso County, CO96Kiowa County, CO95Arapahoe County, CO101Washington County, CO226

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Colorado had?

115 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

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

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (48 of 115). 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).