Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Logan County, Colorado

101 tornadoes have crossed Logan County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 9th 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 4. 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
101
Deaths
0
Injuries
4
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, July 5, 2000

The strongest

  1. F3, Logan County, ColoradoJuly 5, 2000F3, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  2. F3, Logan County, ColoradoAugust 15, 1974F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F2, Logan County, ColoradoJune 20, 1960F2, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  4. EF2, Logan County, ColoradoMay 19, 2024EF2, 1.6 mi (3 km)
  5. F2, Logan County, ColoradoJune 13, 1988F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  6. EF2, Logan County, ColoradoSeptember 11, 2019EF2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  7. F2, Logan County, ColoradoJuly 13, 1996F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. EF2, Logan County, ColoradoSeptember 11, 2019EF2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 42 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Logan County. Each year links to every tornado in Colorado that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF1
20252EF1
20243EF2
20233Unrated
20221EF0
20214EF1
20195EF2
20181EF0
20171EF0
20161EF1
20101EF0
20092EF0
20071EF0
20061F0
20053F0
200422F1
20032F0
20021F0
20013F0
2000112F3
19999F1
19974F0
19961F2
19953F0
19921F0
19913F0
19901F0
19891F1
19885F2
19851F1
19831F1
19824F1
19811F1
19793F0
19771F0
19763F0
19741F3
19722F0
19661F0
19621F0
19603F2
19582F1

Every tornado that crossed Logan County

101 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 30, 20268:30 PM MDTEF1Logan0.130
July 11, 20255:01 PM MDTUnratedLogan0.420
May 23, 20255:09 PM MDTEF1Logan11.2100
May 19, 20243:28 PM MDTUnratedLogan0.225
May 19, 20242:56 PM MDTUnratedLogan0.015
May 19, 20242:45 PM MDTEF2Logan1.630
June 28, 20238:12 PM MDTUnratedLogan0.025
June 21, 20233:35 PM MDTUnratedLogan1.425
June 21, 20231:44 PM MDTUnratedLogan0.525
May 16, 20226:19 PM MDTEF0Logan0.120
May 23, 20214:29 PM MDTEF1Logan0.150
May 23, 20214:19 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
May 23, 20213:49 PM MDTEF1Logan0.150
May 22, 20212:44 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
September 11, 20197:00 PM MDTEF2Logan0.175
September 11, 20196:58 PM MDTEF2Logan0.5440
June 3, 20196:09 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
May 27, 20194:35 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
May 27, 20193:22 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
July 28, 20187:01 PM MDTEF0Logan0.050
May 25, 20171:05 PM MDTEF0Logan0.025
May 30, 20162:18 PM MDTEF1Logan4.5100
July 18, 20105:45 PM MDTEF0Logan0.150
July 5, 20096:40 PM MDTEF0Logan0.150
June 23, 20098:07 PM MDTEF0Logan0.150
May 5, 200711:57 AM MDTEF0Logan0.150
June 20, 20065:00 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
June 27, 20057:09 PM MDTF0Logan0.1100
May 24, 20053:07 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
April 19, 20053:48 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
June 9, 20047:11 PM MDTF1Logan0.5752$1.9 million
May 22, 20043:20 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
July 7, 20036:40 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
June 20, 20035:53 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
August 24, 20025:27 PM MDTF0Logan0.150
July 2, 20013:54 PM MDTF0Logan0.125
June 29, 20013:33 PM MDTF0Logan0.125
June 29, 20013:17 PM MDTF0Logan0.125
July 5, 20009:10 PM MDTF3Logan6.01,3202$750,000
June 23, 20005:33 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
June 23, 20005:08 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20004:08 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20004:00 PM MDTF1Logan0.250$10,000
May 17, 20003:47 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20003:40 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20003:35 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20003:30 PM MDTF1Logan0.250
May 17, 20003:08 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
May 17, 20003:03 PM MDTF0Logan0.120
September 3, 19998:25 PM MDTF0Logan0.10
September 1, 19995:43 PM MDTF0Logan0.10
August 17, 19991:50 PM MDTF0Logan0.10
July 19, 19994:10 PM MDTF0Logan0.10
June 27, 199910:40 PM MDTF0Logan0.10
June 26, 19998:57 PM MDTF1Logan0.250
June 26, 19998:55 PM MDTF1Logan0.250$100,000
June 26, 19998:50 PM MDTF1Logan0.250
June 26, 19998:30 PM MDTF1Logan0.250
June 25, 19974:05 PM MDTF0Logan1.0100
June 20, 19976:10 PM MDTF0Logan0.123
June 20, 19976:05 PM MDTF0Logan0.123
June 20, 19976:02 PM MDTF0Logan0.123
July 13, 19966:40 PM MDTF2Logan0.5100
July 17, 19953:39 PM MDTF0Logan1.510
July 13, 19956:30 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 7, 199511:35 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 26, 19929:10 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 22, 19916:31 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 18, 19917:55 PM MDTF0Logan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 16, 19912:38 PM MDTF0Logan0.210
May 15, 19906:20 PM MDTF0Logan0.223
July 13, 19898:17 PM MDTF1Logan1.530$500 to $5,000
July 8, 19886:45 PM MDTF1Logan0.530
July 8, 19886:31 PM MDTF1Logan1.540
July 8, 19886:31 PM MDTF1Logan1.040
June 13, 19886:00 PM MDTF2Logan1.550$50,000 to $500,000
May 31, 19881:25 AM MDTF1Logan2.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 19855:45 PM MDTF1Logan3.050
June 2, 19835:27 PM MDTF1Logan0.550$500 to $5,000
August 13, 19824:50 PM MDTF1Logan1.570$500 to $5,000
June 29, 19827:35 PM MDTF1Logan1.0150under $50
June 14, 19821:47 PM MDTF1Logan0.5100under $50
June 12, 19825:10 PM MDTF1Logan2.0100
June 13, 19817:30 PM MDTF1Logan1.040
June 27, 19799:40 PM MDTF0Logan2.077
June 27, 19798:30 PM MDTF0Logan2.050
May 29, 19792:06 PM MDTF0Logan0.217
July 7, 19777:14 PM MDTF0Logan0.540
August 15, 19768:50 PM MDTF0Logan0.5100
May 29, 19764:30 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
May 29, 19764:00 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
August 15, 19748:40 PM MDTF3Logan2.0150$50,000 to $500,000
July 6, 19726:05 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 17, 19724:15 PM MDTF0Logan0.110
June 4, 19665:00 PM GMT-6F0Logan0.110
July 12, 19624:15 PM GMT-7F0Logan0.110
June 21, 196011:30 PM GMT-7F0Logan0.110
June 20, 19606:00 PM GMT-7F2Logan2.567$5,000 to $50,000
June 19, 19603:00 PM GMT-7F0Logan0.110
July 7, 195810:00 PM GMT-7F1Logan0.110$500 to $5,000
May 7, 195812:05 AM GMT-7F0Logan0.110under $50

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.