50
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$848K
Property damage
Tornado in Phillips County, Colorado: 50 recorded events between 1953 and 2022. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #372 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Phillips County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Phillips County is the 1990s, when 12 of the county's 50 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Phillips County archive, tornado makes up 12.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #372 for this hazard and #17 within Colorado, putting it in the 86.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Phillips County with 15 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-07-09 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-24 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1955-06-18 | EF2 | 4.9 mi | 83 yd | Touched down here |
| 1950-08-05 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2021-08-19 | EF1 | 0.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1997-08-21 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1996-05-22 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 660 yd | Touched down here |
| 1976-08-15 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1976-08-15 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-08-25 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1955 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2022 | HOLYOKE ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | AMHERST | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | HOLYOKE ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | HOLYOKE ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | HOLYOKE ARPT | EF1 | $20K |
| Jul 20, 2020 | PAOLI | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | AMHERST | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | HOLYOKE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2019 | HOLYOKE ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2019 | HOLYOKE | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Phillips County
- Hail 219
- Thunderstorm Wind 121
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Phillips County, Colorado?
50 tornado events are recorded in Phillips County between 1953 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Phillips County?
The strongest tornado on record in Phillips County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Phillips County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Phillips County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/phillips-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.