Tornado History

Yuma Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Yuma, Colorado. The records below identify 99 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.5M, with 0 deaths and 6 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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99recorded tornadoes
EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$2.5Mminimum property damage
August 9, 2025latest tornado
12.6 milongest listed path
440 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 August 8, 20232023F2 July 31, 19851985F2 May 19, 19881988EF2 May 7, 20162016EF2 August 8, 20232023F2 June 15, 19581958F2 May 27, 19751975F2 May 19, 19821982EF1 June 21, 20102010EF1 August 11, 20192019F1 July 9, 19861986F1 August 17, 19881988F1 June 1, 19901990F1 July 30, 19571957F1 August 16, 1988F1 June 30, 1957F1 June 20, 1962F1 June 12, 1983F1 June 12, 1983F1 October 20, 1963F1 June 18, 1980F1 July 15, 1984F1 May 27, 1985F1 May 27, 1985F1 June 30, 1985F1 May 14, 1986F1 May 14, 1986F1 May 14, 1986F1 July 7, 1987F1 May 15, 1990F1 May 22, 1996EF1 May 11, 2023F0 August 18, 1992F0 July 3, 1971F0 May 13, 1958F0 June 28, 1967F0 June 3, 1971F0 June 3, 1971F0 July 22, 1975F0 August 19, 1977F0 June 27, 1979F0 August 25, 1980F0 June 1, 1990F0 June 7, 1991F0 May 16, 1991F0 May 29, 1991F0 July 17, 1992F0 July 17, 1992F0 July 7, 1996F0 July 7, 1996F0 May 30, 1996F0 June 22, 1998F0 May 14, 1999F0 June 28, 1999F0 June 12, 2000F0 July 19, 2000F0 June 22, 2000F0 July 3, 2001F0 June 2, 2005F0 May 11, 2005F0 June 21, 2006EF0 April 23, 2007EF0 March 24, 2007EF0 May 29, 2007EF0 May 29, 2007EF0 June 4, 2008EF0 June 4, 2008EF0 June 26, 2008EF0 April 17, 2015EF0 April 17, 2015EF0 May 27, 2015EF0 May 7, 2016EF0 May 7, 2016EF0 May 7, 2016EF0 May 24, 2016EF0 May 25, 2017EF0 May 26, 2017EF0 August 8, 2023Unknown June 21, 1957Unknown March 31, 1954© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)21
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)29
  • EF0 (Light damage)17
  • Unknown rating3
  • Unknown rating18

Most Active Years

  • 20238
  • 20196
  • 20165
  • 19574
  • 19854
  • 19864
  • 19964
  • 20074

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
August 8, 2023EF3Yuma, Colorado9.2 mi212 yd00$1.0M
July 31, 1985F2Yuma, Colorado0.5 mi40 yd02$250K
May 19, 1988F2Yuma, Colorado1.5 mi73 yd00$250K
May 7, 2016EF2Yuma, Colorado7.94 mi440 yd04$135K
August 8, 2023EF2Yuma, Colorado3.14 mi150 yd00$30K
June 15, 1958F2Yuma, Colorado0 mi33 yd00$2K
May 27, 1975F2Yuma, Colorado12.6 mi200 yd00$2K
May 19, 1982F2Yuma, Colorado3.5 mi200 yd00N/A
June 21, 2010EF1Yuma, Colorado11.84 mi25 yd00$380K
August 11, 2019EF1Yuma, Colorado1.58 mi100 yd00$70K
July 9, 1986F1Yuma, Colorado1 mi40 yd00$25K
August 17, 1988F1Yuma, Colorado1 mi30 yd00$25K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.