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Tornado Warnings in Colorado, 2015

127 tornado warnings in 2015. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
127
Busiest month
May51 tornado warnings
Busiest day
June 5, 201520 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 5:52 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne23 min
Apr 2, 6:16 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne29 min
Apr 2, 7:03 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDCheyenne30 min
Apr 16, 8:26 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers21 min
Apr 17, 3:47 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma28 min
Apr 17, 4:27 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington18 min
Apr 17, 5:45 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma15 min
Apr 17, 5:57 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULogan18 min
Apr 17, 6:11 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington19 min
Apr 18, 1:38 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUWashington22 min
Apr 23, 3:48 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma27 min
Apr 23, 5:29 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick31 min
Apr 23, 5:58 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers32 min
Apr 23, 6:00 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick30 min
May 6, 5:55 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers35 min
May 7, 1:38 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas37 min
May 7, 4:59 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca15 min
May 7, 6:41 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUWeld34 min
May 7, 8:15 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas18 min
May 8, 2:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBPueblo32 min
May 8, 3:42 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo33 min
May 8, 4:12 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo33 min
May 8, 4:39 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBOtero, Pueblo36 min
May 8, 6:09 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBOtero36 min
May 9, 12:30 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBCrowley14 min
May 9, 2:26 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBPueblo34 min
May 9, 2:52 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo23 min
May 9, 3:07 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo38 min
May 9, 3:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso38 min
May 9, 4:10 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert35 min
May 9, 4:17 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln17 min
May 9, 4:24 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa36 min
May 9, 4:37 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln23 min
May 9, 4:38 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDCheyenne37 min
May 9, 4:41 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert34 min
May 9, 5:08 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGLDCheyenne52 min
May 9, 5:50 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne27 min
May 15, 1:35 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams25 min
May 15, 1:58 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Morgan, Weld37 min
May 15, 2:10 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld50 min
May 15, 2:32 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan, Weld43 min
May 15, 2:47 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld43 min
May 15, 6:45 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick45 min
May 19, 2:52 PM MDTTornado WarningGJTMontezuma23 min
May 23, 1:35 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Otero25 min
May 24, 12:15 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert15 min
May 24, 12:33 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert27 min
May 24, 12:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
May 24, 1:00 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe18 min
May 24, 3:36 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers24 min
May 24, 3:50 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers40 min
May 24, 4:25 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers50 min
May 24, 5:07 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers38 min
May 24, 5:41 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers18 min
May 24, 6:06 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Prowers24 min
May 27, 1:21 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDYuma24 min
May 27, 1:41 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDYuma34 min
May 27, 2:12 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma33 min
May 27, 2:41 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma34 min
May 27, 4:09 PM MDTTornado WarningGJTRio Blanco36 min
May 28, 2:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBLas Animas47 min
May 28, 3:08 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas52 min
May 28, 3:46 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDKit Carson17 min
May 28, 3:56 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca34 min
May 28, 4:23 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca9 min
Jun 4, 4:47 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams13 min
Jun 4, 5:05 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert25 min
Jun 4, 5:16 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUElbert29 min
Jun 4, 5:16 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso29 min
Jun 4, 5:40 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 4, 5:58 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert32 min
Jun 4, 6:09 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPUBEl Paso21 min
Jun 4, 6:26 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUElbert34 min
Jun 4, 6:37 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUBoulder23 min
Jun 4, 6:38 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUBoulder, Larimer, Weld22 min
Jun 4, 6:58 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln32 min
Jun 4, 7:03 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUBoulder, Larimer27 min
Jun 4, 7:30 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert30 min
Jun 5, 2:26 AM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert34 min
Jun 5, 12:52 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas23 min
Jun 5, 1:08 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert37 min
Jun 5, 1:48 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe42 min
Jun 5, 2:17 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert43 min
Jun 5, 3:04 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe26 min
Jun 5, 3:27 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe33 min
Jun 5, 4:44 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington31 min
Jun 5, 4:44 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson46 min
Jun 5, 4:58 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Washington32 min
Jun 5, 5:15 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson45 min
Jun 5, 5:19 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma26 min
Jun 5, 5:45 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGLDKit Carson, Yuma30 min
Jun 5, 6:14 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma15 min
Jun 5, 6:18 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma27 min
Jun 5, 6:38 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson52 min
Jun 5, 6:39 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson51 min
Jun 5, 6:43 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma32 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma51 min
Jun 5, 7:38 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma52 min
Jun 6, 3:59 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln, Washington31 min
Jun 6, 4:04 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan26 min
Jun 6, 4:24 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson36 min
Jun 6, 4:29 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington31 min
Jun 6, 4:56 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDKit Carson34 min
Jun 10, 4:22 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso38 min
Jun 10, 8:43 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips37 min
Jun 11, 7:50 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca25 min
Jun 11, 8:11 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca34 min
Jun 11, 8:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca32 min
Jun 24, 5:00 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver19 min
Jun 24, 5:09 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Denver21 min
Aug 7, 4:21 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan24 min
Aug 7, 5:14 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan31 min
Aug 7, 5:50 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Washington40 min
Aug 7, 6:33 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington27 min
Aug 7, 6:49 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan, Washington26 min
Aug 7, 6:54 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington25 min
Aug 7, 7:03 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma27 min
Aug 11, 3:55 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUArapahoe35 min
Aug 11, 4:04 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Denver26 min
Aug 16, 3:49 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld26 min
Aug 16, 4:11 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld34 min
Aug 17, 3:17 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert28 min
Aug 17, 3:18 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas, Jefferson27 min
Aug 17, 3:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUDouglas32 min
Aug 17, 3:49 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller26 min
Aug 17, 4:38 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln37 min
Aug 17, 6:15 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley, Otero23 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. June 5, 201520tornado warnings
  2. May 9, 201514tornado warnings
  3. June 6, 201512tornado warnings
  4. May 24, 20159tornado warnings
  5. May 8, 20156tornado warnings
  6. June 4, 20156tornado warnings
  7. April 17, 20155tornado warnings
  8. May 15, 20155tornado warnings
  9. May 27, 20155tornado warnings
  10. May 28, 20155tornado warnings
  11. August 17, 20155tornado warnings
  12. August 8, 20154tornado warnings

Nearby

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.