Mesa County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Mesa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Sep 8, 2000).

10tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
7.5 milongest path · 2004
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08
(E)F12
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 8, 2000F10.4 mi40 yd00
Jul 9, 2015EF10.1 mi50 yd00
Oct 17, 2004F07.5 mi15 yd00
May 29, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Jun 3, 2002F00.5 mi30 yd00
Aug 2, 2005F00.3 mi30 yd00
May 19, 2009EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 15, 2000F00.2 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 11, 2000F00.1 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 9, 2015EF10.1 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2009EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 2, 2005F00.3 mi30 yd00
May 29, 2005F01 mi10 yd00
Oct 17, 2004F07.5 mi15 yd00
Jun 3, 2002F00.5 mi30 yd00
Sep 8, 2000F10.4 mi40 yd00
Apr 15, 2000F00.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 11, 2000F00.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Delta County, CO3Montrose County, CO3Grand County, UT5Rio Blanco County, CO3Gunnison County, CO1Pitkin County, CO1Uintah County, UT8Eagle County, CO2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mesa County, Colorado had?

10 tornadoes touched Mesa County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mesa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Sep 8, 2000, with a 0.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Mesa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (2 of 10). 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).