Washington County tornado history

226 tornadoes touched Washington County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 3.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 8, 2023).

226tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 10 injured

15.7 milongest path · 2023

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

By rating

(E)F0154

(E)F126

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated33

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 8, 2023	EF3	15.7 mi	212 yd	0
Jul 21, 1993	F3	12 mi	150 yd	6
May 10, 1975	F3	8 mi	440 yd	0
May 30, 1996	F3	0.5 mi	1,320 yd	0
May 23, 2025	EF2	8.4 mi	400 yd	0
Jul 29, 2018	EF2	7.1 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 26, 1952	F2	7 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 21, 2023	EF2	4.9 mi	800 yd	0
Jun 21, 2023	EF2	4.5 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 21, 2023	EF2	1.9 mi	400 yd	0
May 29, 1982	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 20, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 23, 2025	EF1	11.2 mi	100 yd
May 23, 2025	EF2	8.4 mi	400 yd
Jul 12, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	10 yd
May 19, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	25 yd
Apr 25, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	—	50 yd
Aug 8, 2023	EF3	15.7 mi	212 yd
Aug 8, 2023	EF0	—	50 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.7 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.3 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.7 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Colorado had?

226 tornadoes touched Washington County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 3.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Aug 8, 2023, with a 15.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (78 of 226). 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).