95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Tornado in Morgan County, Colorado: 95 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #64 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Morgan County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Morgan County is the 1990s, when 23 of the county's 95 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 Morgan County archive, tornado makes up 11.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #64 for this hazard and #11 within Colorado, putting it in the 97.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Morgan County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-29 | EF2 | 7.1 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2018-07-29 | EF2 | 8.6 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 2018-07-29 | EF2 | 7.7 mi | 500 yd | Touched down here |
| 2016-05-07 | EF2 | 8.8 mi | 1,320 yd | Crossed in |
| 1996-05-30 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 1996-07-30 | EF2 | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1990-06-14 | EF2 | 7.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1986-09-18 | EF2 | 25.0 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-24 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1956-06-19 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2025 | BRUSH MUNI ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| May 26, 2023 | SNYDER | EFU | $0 |
| May 10, 2023 | GARY | EF1 | $500K |
| Jul 7, 2022 | BRUSH | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | BRUSH | EF1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | FT MORGAN | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | BRUSH | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | FT MORGAN ARPT | EF1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | GARY | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | ADENA | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Morgan County
- Hail 478
- Thunderstorm Wind 178
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado touched down east of Woodrow and tracked north-northeast across Morgan County. The tornado struck a sturdy residence; it uplifted and removed the roof from the home which exposed portions of the second floor. The tornado also damaged the roof of a nearby barn, destroyed to small storage sheds and uprooted some trees on the property.
A tornado touched down near a home. It uprooted trees and did some damage to the home, breaking windows some windows. Two horse trailers were picked up and thrown approximately 100 yards. Several hundred yards of fence were torn out of the ground, and several wood and steel fence posts were torn out of the ground. Debris was found up to a mile from where the tornado touched down. A small horse barn that had been recently built was also destroyed; one horse was badly injured and was later euthanized.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Morgan County, Colorado?
95 tornado events are recorded in Morgan County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Morgan County?
The strongest tornado on record in Morgan County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Morgan 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 Morgan County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/morgan-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.