Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Prowers County, Colorado

90 tornadoes have crossed Prowers County since 1950, 14th of the 54 counties in Colorado with a tornado on record, an average of 1.2 a year. They have killed 2 people and injured 17. 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
90
Deaths
2
Injuries
17
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, March 28, 2007

The deadliest in Prowers County

  1. EF3, Prowers and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMarch 28, 20072 killed, 9 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Prowers and Kiowa counties, ColoradoMarch 28, 2007EF3, 28.0 mi (45 km)
  2. EF3, Prowers County, ColoradoJune 23, 2023EF3, 13.1 mi (21 km)
  3. F3, Prowers County, ColoradoMay 29, 2001F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  4. EF2, Prowers County, ColoradoApril 27, 2012EF2, 19.1 mi (31 km)
  5. EF2, Prowers County, ColoradoApril 27, 2012EF2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  6. F2, Prowers County, ColoradoJune 8, 1975F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Prowers County, ColoradoJune 24, 1968F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20232EF3
20221Unrated
20211Unrated
20202Unrated
20191Unrated
20171Unrated
20141EF0
20132EF0
201237EF2
20111EF0
20101EF0
20093EF0
20081EF0
2007529EF3
20061F0
20042F0
20027F0
20017F3
20002F0
19991F0
19982F0
19963F0
19951F0
19933F0
19921F0
19904F0
19893F1
19882F1
19841F1
19811F1
19791F1
19774F1
19762F0
19751F2
19741F1
19692F1
196831F2
19671F0
19652F0
19623F1
19613F1
19581F0

Every tornado that crossed Prowers County

90 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 23, 20235:40 PM MDTEF3Prowers13.1320
May 30, 20234:00 PM MDTEF0Prowers4.620
June 7, 20226:56 PM MDTUnratedProwers6.420
July 6, 20212:14 PM MDTUnratedProwers0.220
May 21, 20204:17 PM MDTUnratedProwers1.025
May 21, 20203:47 PM MDTUnratedProwers2.025
May 26, 20192:38 PM MDTUnratedProwers0.320
April 12, 20174:13 PM MDTUnratedProwers0.975
July 14, 201411:40 AM MDTEF0Prowers0.475
July 25, 20132:20 PM MDTEF0Prowers1.1100
May 8, 20131:54 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.175
June 14, 20123:58 PM MDTEF0Prowers1.050
April 27, 20121:58 AM MDTEF2Prowers19.12007$500,000
April 27, 20121:49 AM MDTEF2Prowers2.0200$500,000
May 24, 20112:10 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.375
July 15, 20107:55 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.150$10,000
July 23, 20097:26 PM MDTEF0Prowers1.975
June 13, 20096:47 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.625
April 17, 20097:01 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.750
June 5, 200812:15 PM MDTEF0Prowers6.5150$5,000
May 14, 200710:10 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.575
May 14, 20079:50 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.575
May 14, 20079:37 PM MDTEF0Prowers0.875
April 21, 20075:25 PM MDTEF0Prowers3.0300
March 28, 20077:54 PM MDTEF3Prowers28.090029$4.0 million
June 22, 20065:28 PM MDTF0Prowers1.0100
August 7, 20046:43 PM MDTF0Prowers0.550
June 20, 20047:00 PM MDTF0Prowers0.550
August 28, 20025:40 PM MDTF0Prowers1.050
August 28, 20024:23 PM MDTF0Prowers1.0100
August 28, 20024:22 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
August 28, 20023:07 PM MDTF0Prowers1.0100
August 9, 20026:50 PM MDTF0Prowers0.110
June 19, 20023:45 PM MDTF0Prowers0.120
June 19, 20023:30 PM MDTF0Prowers0.120
May 29, 20011:03 PM MDTF3Prowers3.050$150,000
May 29, 200112:36 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
May 29, 200112:34 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
May 29, 200112:25 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
May 29, 200112:07 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
May 29, 200112:07 PM MDTF0Prowers0.125
May 29, 200111:49 AM MDTF0Prowers0.225
July 22, 20008:34 PM MDTF0Prowers1.050
July 22, 20007:58 PM MDTF0Prowers3.050
June 9, 19995:25 PM MDTF0Prowers0.150
July 27, 199812:25 PM MDTF0Prowers0.530
July 23, 19987:35 PM MDTF0Prowers0.550
July 23, 19967:44 PM MDTF0Prowers0.375$50,000
July 23, 19967:30 PM MDTF0Prowers0.150
May 31, 19965:40 PM MDTF0Prowers2.0400
May 26, 19953:45 PM MDTF0Prowers0.550
July 12, 19936:20 PM MDTF0Prowers0.110
June 18, 19935:40 PM MDTF0Prowers0.250
May 22, 19935:00 PM MDTF0Prowers0.1100
June 20, 19929:12 PM MDTF0Prowers0.110
June 19, 199010:20 PM MDTF0Prowers0.120
June 19, 199010:05 PM MDTF0Prowers0.220
June 19, 19909:58 PM MDTF0Prowers0.113
April 26, 19907:48 PM MDTF0Prowers0.230
June 6, 19895:05 PM MDTF1Prowers2.023$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19894:20 PM MDTF0Prowers0.523
May 21, 19898:30 PM MDTF1Prowers1.030$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 198810:00 PM MDTF0Prowers0.530
May 2, 198811:12 AM MDTF1Prowers0.540
May 24, 198410:45 PM MDTF1Prowers1.030$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19814:00 PM MDTF1Prowers0.120
June 28, 19798:25 PM MDTF1Prowers0.527
July 7, 19772:00 PM MDTF0Prowers0.540
May 1, 19778:00 PM MDTF1Prowers0.180
May 1, 19778:00 PM MDTF1Prowers0.180
May 1, 19777:55 PM MDTF1Prowers0.180
May 29, 19764:20 PM MDTF0Prowers0.120
April 16, 19765:30 AM MSTF0Prowers0.117
June 8, 19758:05 PM MDTF2Prowers1.0220$5,000 to $50,000
August 8, 19743:43 PM MDTF1Prowers2.533
July 15, 19696:30 PM GMT-6F1Prowers0.110$500 to $5,000
July 14, 19693:40 PM GMT-6F0Prowers0.110
June 24, 19687:15 PM GMT-6F2Prowers0.11001$5,000 to $50,000
June 24, 19687:15 PM GMT-6F0Prowers0.110
June 24, 19687:00 PM GMT-6F1Prowers0.417$50 to $500
May 30, 19676:40 PM GMT-6F0Prowers0.110
March 16, 19651:04 PM GMT-7F0Prowers0.110
March 16, 19651:04 PM GMT-7F0Prowers0.110
June 22, 19624:10 PM GMT-7F0Prowers0.110
June 15, 19623:45 PM GMT-7F1Prowers3.310$500 to $5,000
June 15, 19623:45 PM GMT-7F0Prowers0.110
June 2, 19614:00 PM GMT-7F1Prowers0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19614:00 PM GMT-7F1Prowers0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19611:30 PM GMT-7F1Prowers4.110$500 to $5,000
July 22, 19584:00 PM GMT-7F0Prowers3.410under $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.