Yuma County tornado history

111 tornadoes touched Yuma County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Aug 8, 2023).

111tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 18 injured

70.1 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F055

(E)F128

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated17

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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
Jun 21, 1972	F2	19.3 mi	10 yd	3
May 27, 1975	F2	12.6 mi	200 yd	0
May 7, 2016	EF2	7.9 mi	440 yd	4
Jun 7, 1994	F2	7 mi	800 yd	0
Aug 8, 2023	EF2	5.3 mi	150 yd	0
May 19, 1982	F2	3.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 19, 1988	F2	1.5 mi	73 yd	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	1 mi	200 yd	9
Jul 31, 1985	F2	0.5 mi	40 yd	2
Jun 15, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1960	F1	17.6 mi	33 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 9, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 9, 2025	unrated	4.6 mi	75 yd
May 18, 2025	unrated	—	15 yd
Aug 11, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	25 yd
Apr 25, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	100 yd
Apr 25, 2024	unrated	—	100 yd
Aug 8, 2023	EF3	15.7 mi	212 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	5.3 mi	200 yd
Aug 8, 2023	EF0	1.7 mi	193 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	1 mi	150 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	75 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	150 yd

How many tornadoes has Yuma County, Colorado had?

111 tornadoes touched Yuma County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Yuma County?

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

When is tornado season in Yuma County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (36 of 111). 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).