Tornadoes · United States · Colorado

Tornadoes in Yuma County, Colorado

114 tornadoes have crossed Yuma County since 1950, 7th of the 54 counties in Colorado with a tornado on record, an average of 1.5 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 18. 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
114
Deaths
0
Injuries
18
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, August 8, 2023

The strongest

  1. EF3, Washington and Yuma counties, ColoradoAugust 8, 2023EF3, 15.7 mi (25 km)
  2. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoJune 21, 1972F2, 19.3 mi (31 km)
  3. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoMay 27, 1975F2, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  4. EF2, Yuma County, ColoradoMay 7, 2016EF2, 7.9 mi (13 km)
  5. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoJune 7, 1994F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  6. EF2, Kit Carson and Yuma counties, ColoradoAugust 8, 2023EF2, 5.3 mi (9 km)
  7. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoMay 19, 1982F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  8. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoMay 19, 1988F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  9. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoOctober 17, 1971F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Yuma County, ColoradoJuly 31, 1985F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 44 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Yuma County. Each year links to every tornado in Colorado that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20253Unrated
20243Unrated
20238EF3
20223Unrated
20196EF1
20172EF0
201654EF2
20153EF0
20101EF1
20083EF0
20074EF0
20061F0
20052F0
20011F0
20003F0
19992F0
19981F0
19972F0
19964F1
19947F2
19932F0
19923F0
19913F0
19903F1
19883F2
19871F1
19864F1
198542F2
19841F1
19832F1
19821F2
19802F1
19791F0
19771F0
19752F2
197223F2
197149F2
19671F0
19631F1
19621F1
19601F1
19582F2
19574F1
19541F1

Every tornado that crossed Yuma County

114 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Colorado.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 9, 20255:52 PM MDTUnratedYuma4.675
August 9, 20255:43 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.150
May 18, 20254:05 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.015
August 11, 20244:41 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.525
April 25, 20246:15 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.0100
April 25, 20245:29 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.2100
August 8, 20237:25 PM MDTEF2Kit Carson5.3150$30,000
August 8, 20237:00 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.5150
August 8, 20236:23 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.975
August 8, 20236:19 PM MDTUnratedYuma1.0150
August 8, 20236:04 PM MDTEF0Yuma1.7193
August 8, 20235:30 PM MDTUnratedYuma5.3200
August 8, 20234:39 PM MDTEF3Washington15.7212$1.0 million
May 11, 202312:57 PM CDTEF1Cheyenne to CO5.2100
June 3, 20227:40 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.750
June 3, 20227:11 PM MDTUnratedYuma2.350
June 3, 20226:58 PM MDTUnratedYuma3.650
August 13, 20192:00 PM MDTUnratedYuma3.5100
August 13, 20191:55 PM MDTUnratedYuma2.2100
August 11, 20194:59 PM MDTEF1Yuma1.6100$70,000
August 11, 20194:10 PM MDTEF1Yuma0.1200
August 11, 20194:04 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.050
May 27, 20195:25 PM MDTUnratedYuma0.010
May 26, 20176:45 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.575
May 25, 20173:35 PM MDTEF0Yuma2.8100
May 24, 20167:36 PM MDTEF0Yuma1.225
May 7, 20165:53 PM MDTEF2Yuma7.94404$135,000
May 7, 20165:37 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.6100
May 7, 20164:57 PM MDTEF0Yuma1.325
May 7, 20164:06 PM MDTEF0Yuma4.025
May 27, 20151:10 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.525
April 17, 20155:47 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.525
April 17, 20153:18 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.325
June 21, 20107:10 PM MDTEF1Yuma11.825$380,000
June 26, 20084:20 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.325
June 4, 20086:26 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.525
June 4, 20083:01 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.725
May 29, 20074:58 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.510
May 29, 20074:21 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.510
April 23, 200710:49 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.510
March 24, 20073:40 PM MDTEF0Yuma0.310
June 21, 20066:46 PM MDTF0Yuma0.320
June 2, 20056:32 PM MDTF0Yuma0.325
May 11, 20053:54 PM MDTF0Yuma0.00
July 3, 20015:07 PM MDTF0Yuma1.575
July 19, 200010:05 PM MDTF0Yuma0.210
June 22, 20006:03 PM MDTF0Yuma0.250
June 12, 20003:29 PM MDTF0Yuma0.250
June 28, 19991:10 AM MDTF0Yuma0.2100
May 14, 19994:40 PM MDTF0Yuma0.220
June 22, 199810:57 PM MDTF0Yuma0.130
October 8, 199711:54 AM MDTF0Yuma0.220
October 8, 199711:23 AM MDTF0Yuma1.030
July 7, 19965:12 PM MDTF0Yuma0.130
July 7, 19965:07 PM MDTF0Yuma0.130
May 30, 19965:26 PM MDTF0Yuma0.150
May 22, 19967:15 PM MDTF1Yuma3.0100
June 10, 19945:05 PM CDTF1Cheyenne to KS1.5200
June 10, 19944:05 PM MDTF0Yuma0.130
June 10, 19944:03 PM MDTF1Yuma0.550
June 8, 19947:08 PM MDTF1Yuma7.0200
June 8, 19946:39 PM MDTF0Yuma2.0100
June 7, 19947:25 PM MDTF2Yuma7.0800
April 25, 19944:56 PM MDTF0Yuma0.120
July 21, 19939:50 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
July 21, 19939:40 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
August 19, 199212:30 AM MDTF0Yuma0.110$50,000 to $500,000
July 17, 199210:00 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
July 17, 19928:58 PM MDTF0Yuma1.050
June 7, 19911:05 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
May 29, 19918:51 PM MDTF0Yuma0.210
May 16, 19916:45 PM MDTF0Yuma0.210
June 1, 19909:20 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
June 1, 19909:05 PM MDTF1Yuma0.540$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19905:40 PM MDTF1Yuma0.750
August 17, 19885:30 PM MDTF1Yuma1.030$5,000 to $50,000
August 16, 19883:15 PM MDTF1Yuma0.530$500 to $5,000
May 19, 19883:57 PM MDTF2Yuma1.573$50,000 to $500,000
July 7, 19879:25 PM MDTF1Yuma0.250
July 9, 19867:00 PM MDTF1Yuma1.040$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19868:35 PM MDTF1Yuma0.530
May 14, 19868:35 PM MDTF1Yuma0.530
May 14, 19868:35 PM MDTF1Yuma0.530
July 31, 198512:20 AM MDTF2Yuma0.5402$50,000 to $500,000
June 30, 19858:06 PM MDTF1Yuma2.050
May 27, 198510:31 PM MDTF1Yuma1.040
May 27, 198510:30 PM MDTF1Yuma1.040
July 15, 198412:50 PM MDTF1Yuma0.550
June 12, 19835:00 PM MDTF1Yuma1.067$50 to $500
June 12, 19834:50 PM MDTF1Yuma1.050under $50
May 19, 19825:20 PM MDTF2Yuma3.5200
August 25, 19804:42 PM MDTF0Yuma1.040
June 18, 19805:45 PM MDTF1Yuma0.530
June 27, 19799:20 PM MDTF0Yuma2.750
August 19, 19778:15 PM MDTF0Yuma0.120
July 22, 19757:00 PM MDTF0Yuma0.150
May 27, 19752:15 PM MDTF2Yuma12.6200$500 to $5,000
June 21, 19728:40 PM MDTF2Yuma19.3103$5,000 to $50,000
June 21, 19728:00 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
October 17, 19719:07 PM MDTF2Yuma1.02009$500,000 to $5 million
July 3, 19714:30 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110$50 to $500
June 3, 19717:31 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
June 3, 19717:06 PM MDTF0Yuma0.110
June 28, 19673:40 PM GMT-6F0Yuma0.110
October 20, 19634:30 PM GMT-7F1Yuma5.210
June 20, 19628:00 PM GMT-7F1Yuma1.910$50 to $500
May 17, 19605:00 PM GMT-7F1Kit Carson17.633$5,000 to $50,000
June 15, 19588:45 PM GMT-7F2Yuma0.110$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19587:25 PM GMT-7F0Yuma0.110under $50
July 30, 19573:00 PM GMT-7F1Yuma0.110$500 to $5,000
June 30, 19573:00 PM GMT-7F1Yuma0.110$50 to $500
June 30, 19571:00 PM GMT-7F1Yuma0.110$50 to $500
June 21, 19571:15 AM GMT-7F1Yuma0.110$500 to $5,000
March 31, 19541:00 PM GMT-7F1Yuma0.110$50 to $500

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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.