Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Morgan County, Colorado

95 tornadoes have crossed Morgan County since 1950, 12th 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 0. 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
95
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF2, July 29, 2018

The strongest

  1. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoSeptember 18, 1986F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  2. EF2, Morgan County, ColoradoJuly 29, 2018EF2, 8.6 mi (14 km)
  3. EF2, Morgan County, ColoradoJuly 29, 2018EF2, 7.7 mi (12 km)
  4. EF2, Morgan and Washington counties, ColoradoJuly 29, 2018EF2, 7.1 mi (11 km)
  5. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoJune 14, 1990F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  6. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoMay 24, 1984F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoMay 30, 1996F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  8. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoJuly 30, 1996F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  9. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoJune 19, 1956F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Morgan County, ColoradoJune 1, 1956F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20232EF1
20225EF1
20214EF0
20191EF0
20186EF2
20163EF0
20141EF0
20131EF0
20104EF1
20091EF0
20081EF0
20071EF0
20052F0
20042F0
20032F1
20012F0
20004F0
19991F0
19982F0
19974F1
19967F2
19951F0
19931F0
19924F0
19913F0
19902F2
19891F1
19881F1
19861F2
19852F1
19845F2
19831F1
19821F1
19813F1
19792F1
19762F1
19741F1
19731F1
19622F0
19562F2
19551F2

Every tornado that crossed Morgan County

95 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 6, 20253:48 PM MDTUnratedMorgan1.150
May 27, 20254:47 PM MDTEF1Morgan0.910
May 26, 20234:53 PM MDTUnratedMorgan0.025
May 10, 20235:54 PM MDTEF1Morgan6.020$500,000
July 7, 20224:51 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
July 7, 20224:49 PM MDTEF1Morgan0.050
July 7, 20224:46 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
July 7, 20224:42 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
July 7, 20224:39 PM MDTEF1Morgan0.6100
July 3, 20214:41 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.025
June 19, 20212:43 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.025
May 22, 20211:46 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.025
May 22, 20211:29 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.025
May 27, 20193:02 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.025
July 29, 20184:47 PM MDTEF2Morgan7.1300
July 29, 20184:37 PM MDTEF2Morgan7.7500
July 29, 20184:31 PM MDTEF2Morgan8.6400
May 28, 20186:32 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
May 28, 20186:24 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
May 28, 20185:10 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.050
June 13, 20165:24 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
May 7, 20163:35 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.550
May 7, 20162:20 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.550
June 22, 20146:06 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
August 3, 20132:00 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
August 16, 20104:17 PM MDTEF1Morgan0.3100$50,000
August 16, 20103:54 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
June 21, 20105:03 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
June 21, 20104:54 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
June 13, 20096:36 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
June 20, 20086:04 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
May 3, 20078:20 PM MDTEF0Morgan0.150
June 12, 20055:25 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 24, 20052:59 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
July 29, 20047:49 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
June 25, 20047:40 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 8, 20031:05 PM MDTF1Morgan0.150
April 29, 20037:11 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
July 9, 20019:10 PM MDTF0Morgan0.125
July 9, 20018:44 PM MDTF0Morgan0.125
July 12, 20004:27 PM MDTF0Morgan0.120
May 17, 20002:47 PM MDTF0Morgan0.120
May 17, 20002:42 PM MDTF0Morgan0.120
May 17, 20002:35 PM MDTF0Morgan0.120
September 3, 19996:55 PM MDTF0Morgan0.10
September 20, 19988:45 PM MDTF0Morgan0.5100
August 9, 19984:20 PM MDTF0Morgan0.130
June 25, 19974:50 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
June 22, 19978:00 PM MDTF1Morgan0.150$40,000
June 2, 19976:35 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 27, 19972:15 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
July 30, 199610:18 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
July 30, 199610:00 PM MDTF2Morgan0.5100
May 30, 19965:18 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 30, 19965:04 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 30, 19964:50 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
May 30, 19964:50 PM MDTF2Morgan1.0880$150,000
May 30, 19964:46 PM MDTF0Morgan0.150
July 30, 19957:16 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
July 15, 19936:00 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
June 26, 19927:40 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
June 26, 19926:43 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
June 14, 19927:27 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
June 14, 19927:27 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
June 19, 19916:54 PM MDTF0Morgan0.110
May 31, 19919:48 PM MDTF0Morgan0.210
May 27, 19917:10 PM MDTF0Morgan0.210
June 15, 19907:28 PM MDTF1Morgan10.073
June 14, 19908:50 PM MDTF2Morgan7.0100$50,000 to $500,000
June 25, 19895:05 PM MDTF1Morgan0.523
July 18, 19887:56 PM MDTF1Morgan0.330
September 18, 19866:20 PM MDTF2Morgan25.0300$50,000 to $500,000
July 18, 19857:55 PM MDTF1Morgan0.230$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 19855:50 PM MDTF1Morgan1.040
September 21, 19844:00 PM MDTF1Morgan0.117$500 to $5,000
June 13, 19849:40 AM MDTF1Morgan1.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 19848:59 PM MDTF1Morgan2.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 19847:05 PM MDTF2Morgan5.050$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19843:50 PM MDTF1Morgan0.530
June 12, 19831:45 PM MDTF1Morgan1.033under $50
August 9, 19822:30 PM MDTF1Morgan2.077under $50
July 25, 19816:15 PM MDTF1Morgan1.040
June 13, 19819:45 PM MDTF1Morgan0.540$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19818:22 PM MDTF1Morgan0.120
June 6, 19798:22 PM MDTF1Morgan0.550$50 to $500
June 6, 19798:08 PM MDTF0Morgan0.327under $50
June 4, 19767:00 PM MDTF1Morgan0.170
April 22, 19764:30 PM MSTF0Morgan0.117
August 8, 19743:20 PM MDTF1Morgan0.320
July 9, 19738:45 PM MDTF1Morgan1.017
May 27, 19623:00 PM GMT-7F0Morgan0.110under $50
May 27, 19623:00 PM GMT-7F0Morgan0.110under $50
June 19, 19564:00 PM GMT-7F2Morgan0.110$50 to $500
June 1, 19564:00 PM GMT-7F2Morgan0.110
July 8, 19559:00 PM GMT-7F2Morgan0.133$500 to $5,000

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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.