Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Cheyenne County, Colorado

98 tornadoes have crossed Cheyenne County since 1950, 10th of the 54 counties in Colorado with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 5. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
98
Deaths
0
Injuries
5
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, June 16, 1979

The strongest

  1. F2, Cheyenne and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMay 10, 1975F2, 21.9 mi (35 km)
  2. F2, Cheyenne County, ColoradoJune 16, 1979F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  3. F2, Cheyenne County, ColoradoJuly 20, 1958F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 37 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Cheyenne County. Each year links to every tornado in Colorado that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252Unrated
20232Unrated
20221Unrated
20217Unrated
20205Unrated
20191Unrated
20165EF1
20154EF0
20133EF0
20121EF0
20112EF0
20105EF0
20084EF0
20078EF1
20044F1
20037F0
20013F0
19972F0
19961F0
19952F1
19941F0
19934F0
19925F1
19891F1
19881F0
19861F1
19831F1
19822F1
19801F1
19792F2
19772F1
19753F2
19671F0
19611F0
195815F2
19571F1
19551F0

Every tornado that crossed Cheyenne County

98 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 23, 20257:27 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.515
April 23, 20256:34 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.0100
May 11, 20234:46 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.775
May 11, 20234:45 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne1.1150
June 4, 20225:08 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.750
April 27, 20215:27 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne1.975
April 27, 20214:54 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne4.550
April 27, 20214:28 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne1.3100
April 27, 20214:16 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne4.0300
April 27, 20214:15 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne2.075
April 27, 20214:08 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.850
April 27, 20214:08 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne2.0100
July 12, 20205:50 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne1.575
June 2, 20201:52 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.530
June 2, 20201:31 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.130
June 2, 20201:27 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne1.130
June 2, 20201:13 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.530
August 23, 20197:31 PM MDTUnratedCheyenne0.750
September 17, 20163:43 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.8100$46,000
September 17, 20163:43 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.9100
July 15, 20162:19 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne3.6200
July 15, 20162:08 PM MDTEF1Cheyenne2.3100$33,000
May 26, 20165:05 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.050
May 9, 20155:35 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.025
May 9, 20155:20 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne2.110
May 9, 20154:50 PM MDTEF0Kiowa11.1150$3,000
April 2, 20155:50 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.025
May 27, 20134:37 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.350
May 27, 20133:49 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.350
May 27, 20133:38 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.350
June 2, 20125:16 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.525
June 18, 20114:24 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.310
June 18, 20113:52 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.310
April 22, 20106:05 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.425
April 22, 20105:52 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.125
April 22, 20105:12 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne2.675
April 22, 20104:40 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne1.450
April 22, 20104:24 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne2.375
June 19, 20085:36 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.525
June 19, 20085:36 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.525
June 19, 20085:32 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.525
May 23, 20085:33 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.525
April 24, 20072:00 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.510
April 24, 20072:00 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.510
April 24, 20071:55 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne5.050
April 24, 20071:37 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne4.025
April 24, 20071:26 PM MDTEF1Cheyenne4.525$1,000
April 24, 200712:38 PM MDTEF0Lincoln2.050
April 24, 200712:15 PM MDTEF0Cheyenne4.025
April 24, 200711:58 AM MDTEF0Cheyenne0.510$25,000
June 15, 20048:20 PM MDTF0Cheyenne1.075
May 12, 20047:40 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.5100
May 12, 20046:38 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.550
May 12, 20046:13 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.550
June 1, 20032:24 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.320
June 1, 20032:15 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.530
June 1, 20032:12 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.320
June 1, 20032:05 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.320
June 1, 20032:05 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.320
June 1, 20031:59 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.830
June 1, 20031:55 PM MDTF0Cheyenne1.520
May 31, 20013:15 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.575
May 29, 20012:22 PM MDTF0Cheyenne1.050
May 29, 20012:18 PM MDTF0Cheyenne2.075
June 24, 19977:32 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.130
June 24, 19977:10 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.130
June 24, 19966:25 PM MDTF0Cheyenne1.030
September 18, 19952:58 PM MDTF0Cheyenne2.520
May 16, 19957:50 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.230$500 to $5,000
October 5, 19949:30 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.120
July 9, 19939:31 PM MDTF0Cheyenne10.010
July 9, 19939:22 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
June 2, 19935:15 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
May 21, 19938:06 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
June 7, 199210:25 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
June 7, 19929:47 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
June 7, 19929:42 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
June 7, 19929:23 PM MDTF1Cheyenne2.0200
June 7, 19929:20 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.110
May 21, 19896:38 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.320
May 30, 198810:16 PM MDTF0Cheyenne1.020
May 12, 198611:29 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.530
September 4, 19838:05 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.550under $50
June 18, 19825:42 PM MDTF0Cheyenne0.350under $50
May 16, 19824:07 PM MDTF1Cheyenne1.0100
March 25, 19804:10 PM MSTF1Kiowa0.150$50 to $500
June 28, 19796:45 PM MDTF1Cheyenne1.050$50 to $500
June 16, 19797:50 PM MDTF2Cheyenne3.0200$500,000 to $5 million
May 30, 197712:55 AM MDTF1Cheyenne0.180
May 30, 197712:10 AM MDTF1Cheyenne0.180
June 17, 19758:15 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.377
June 17, 19758:15 PM MDTF1Cheyenne0.5100
May 10, 19754:45 PM MDTF2Cheyenne21.9440
June 11, 19672:30 PM GMT-6F0Cheyenne0.110
May 5, 19613:00 PM GMT-7F0Cheyenne0.110
July 20, 19584:30 PM GMT-7F2Cheyenne0.1105$5,000 to $50,000
June 30, 19573:00 PM GMT-7F1Cheyenne0.110$50 to $500
May 15, 195512:00 AM GMT-7F0Cheyenne0.110

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.