Colfax County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Colfax County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 29, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 48 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 48 injured

3 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F12

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 29, 1964	F3	3 mi	10 yd	8	1
Jul 25, 1996	F2	2 mi	50 yd	5	0
Jun 1, 1977	F1	2 mi	23 yd	1	0
Aug 17, 1992	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2018	EF0	2.3 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1960	F0	2 mi	100 yd	34	0
May 10, 2017	EF0	1.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2014	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 28, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 15, 2023	unrated	0.7 mi	10 yd
May 28, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd
May 28, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	60 yd
Aug 9, 2018	EF0	2.3 mi	80 yd
May 10, 2017	EF0	1.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2014	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 16, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Oct 11, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Oct 11, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: May 29, 1964, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Mora County, NM12 Taos County, NM2 Las Animas County, CO37 Costilla County, CO7 Union County, NM45 Harding County, NM8 Huerfano County, CO7 San Miguel County, NM16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Colfax County, New Mexico had?

22 tornadoes touched Colfax County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Colfax County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 29, 1964, with a 3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Colfax County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 22). 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).