Phillips County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Phillips County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 18, 1955).

50tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
4.9 milongest path · 1955
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F036
(E)F19
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 18, 1955F24.9 mi83 yd10
May 24, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 9, 1977F20.1 mi200 yd00
May 2, 1991F12 mi27 yd00
Aug 9, 1973F10.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 15, 1976F10.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 15, 1976F10.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 25, 1973F10.3 mi27 yd00
May 22, 1996F10.2 mi660 yd00
Jul 3, 1971F10.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 21, 1997F10.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 19, 2021EF1—50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 7, 2022unrated—50 yd00
Jun 7, 2022unrated—50 yd00
Aug 19, 2021EF1—50 yd00
Aug 19, 2021EF0—25 yd00
Aug 19, 2021EF0—25 yd00
Jul 19, 2020EF0—50 yd00
Jul 8, 2020EF0—50 yd00
Jul 4, 2019EF0—25 yd00
May 27, 2019EF0—25 yd00
May 27, 2019EF0—25 yd00
Jun 27, 2016EF0—25 yd00
May 7, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Sedgwick County, CO42Chase County, NE31Deuel County, NE31Logan County, CO100Yuma County, CO111Perkins County, NE41Dundy County, NE36Cheyenne County, NE71

Questions

How many tornadoes has Phillips County, Colorado had?

50 tornadoes touched Phillips County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Phillips County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 18, 1955, with a 4.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Phillips County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 50). 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).