Prowers County tornado history

86 tornadoes touched Prowers County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 28, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 17 people.

86tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 17 injured

28 milongest path · 2007

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

By rating

(E)F058

(E)F115

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated6

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 28, 2007	EF3	28 mi	900 yd	9	2
Jun 23, 2023	EF3	13.1 mi	320 yd	0	0
May 29, 2001	F3	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2012	EF2	19.1 mi	200 yd	7	0
Apr 27, 2012	EF2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1975	F2	1 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1968	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 13, 1961	F1	4.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1962	F1	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 1974	F1	2.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1989	F1	2 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 24, 1984	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 23, 2023	EF3	13.1 mi	320 yd
May 30, 2023	EF0	4.6 mi	20 yd
Jun 7, 2022	unrated	6.4 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 2021	unrated	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 21, 2020	unrated	2 mi	25 yd
May 21, 2020	unrated	1 mi	25 yd
May 26, 2019	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd
Apr 12, 2017	unrated	0.9 mi	75 yd
Jul 14, 2014	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd
Jul 25, 2013	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd
Jun 14, 2012	EF0	1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Mar 28, 2007, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Hamilton County, KS36 Kiowa County, CO95 Bent County, CO49 Stanton County, KS27 Baca County, CO86 Greeley County, KS44 Kearny County, KS42 Cheyenne County, CO97

Questions

How many tornadoes has Prowers County, Colorado had?

86 tornadoes touched Prowers County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Prowers County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 28, 2007, with a 28-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Prowers County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (27 of 86). 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).