# Tornadoes in Colorado since 1950: 2,476, #12 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Colorado has 2,476 tornadoes (3.4% of the US), #12 by count and #13 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Colorado since 1950

Colorado has recorded **2,476 tornadoes since 1950**: 3.4% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#12 by count** and **#13 per person** (41.56 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Colorado has recorded 2,476 tornadoes since 1950, 3.4% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #12 of 51 by count and #13 per person (41.56 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Colorado’s busiest year was 1996, with 98 tornadoes; it averages 32.6 a year.
* 0 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#13

national rank (per capita)

2,476

tornadoes

41.56

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Colorado: 2,476 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/colorado.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Colorado tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s107

1960s137

1970s203

1980s335

1990s601

2000s436

2010s407

2020s250

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,547 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 600   |
| F2/EF2  | 132   |
| F3/EF3  | 25    |
| F4/EF4  | 0     |
| F5/EF5  | 0     |
| Unrated | 172   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1996 (98).

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