Weld County tornado history

285 tornadoes touched Weld County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 3.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 22, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 92 people.

285tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
1killed · 92 injured
38.7 milongest path · 2008
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F0172
(E)F186
(E)F217
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated8

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2008EF338.7 mi1,760 yd781
May 15, 1952F37.4 mi150 yd50
Jun 9, 1990F223 mi200 yd00
Jun 12, 2017EF215 mi300 yd00
May 30, 1957F29.1 mi10 yd00
May 7, 2016EF28.8 mi1,320 yd00
Jun 7, 2021EF27.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 8, 1958F27.1 mi10 yd00
May 18, 1984F25 mi50 yd00
May 18, 1984F25 mi50 yd00
May 18, 1984F25 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 1987F25 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 14, 2025unrated0.2 mi10 yd00
May 27, 2025EF10.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 2024unrated0.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 31, 2023unrated—25 yd00
Jun 6, 2023EF0—20 yd00
Apr 25, 2023unrated—50 yd00
Apr 25, 2023unrated—50 yd00
Apr 25, 2023unrated—50 yd00
Jul 6, 2022unrated—50 yd00
Jun 7, 2021EF27.5 mi50 yd00
May 20, 2020EF00.9 mi50 yd00
May 20, 2020EF01.4 mi50 yd00

Deadliest: May 22, 2008, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Morgan County, CO93Adams County, CO190Laramie County, WY123Kimball County, NE60Larimer County, CO33Denver County, CO20Boulder County, CO11Arapahoe County, CO101

Questions

How many tornadoes has Weld County, Colorado had?

285 tornadoes touched Weld County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 3.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Weld County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 22, 2008, with a 38.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Weld County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (92 of 285). 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).