Tornado History Map

Washington County, Colorado tornado history

241 tornadoes recorded in or across Washington County from 1952 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Washington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 241 tornadoes whose paths touched Washington County, Colorado between 1952 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 84 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 8 August 2023. The most recent was on 23 May 2025.

  • 241tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 957per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Washington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF016267%
F1 / EF13113%
F2 / EF2104%
F3 / EF342%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating3414%

Washington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 61 in 2020s.1950s101960s81970s101980s141990s592000s302010s492020s61

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s10
1960s8
1970s10
1980s14
1990s59
2000s30
2010s49
2020s61
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 84 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar5Apr8May63Jun84Jul49Aug28Sep4Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr8
May63
Jun84
Jul49
Aug28
Sep4
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Washington County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Colorado tornado8 August 2023, EF3, 15.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Colorado tornado23 May 2025, EF2, 8.4 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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