Tornado Risk in Colorado Springs, CO
Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10
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Recent tornado activity near Colorado Springs
Last 30 days · updated 2026-09-23 · alerts are forecast products; an observed event is stated as such.
Sun Sep 20, 2026, 9:21 PM MDT – 9:45 PM MDT (24 min) · southeastern El Paso County · about 34 mi from downtown
Hazard: Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
Expired on schedule. No tornado or funnel cloud was reported anywhere in Colorado that night (NWS Local Storm Reports, checked 2026-09-23). The storm stayed over mainly rural areas southeast of the city. DisasterAWARE registered the warning as a hazard 6 min 38 s after issuance; its exposure model put about 53 people, 21 households, $24M of capital and 3 schools inside the polygon.
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates Colorado Springs's county as Relatively High risk
- Estimated annual loss of $25M from this hazard type
- 12 tornadoes within 50 km since January 2015 (0 rated EF2 or stronger, 3 unrated; 2026 figures provisional)
- Average annual frequency: 1.5 events per year
- Strongest within 50 km: EF1 on July 20, 2023
Peak season: April-June
Last significant event: No EF2+ tornado within 50 km since January 2015; the most recent tornado was an EF1 on July 30, 2025
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How Colorado Springs Compares
Strongest Tornadoes Near Colorado Springs
12 tornadoes touched down within 50 km of Colorado Springs between January 2015 and September 30, 2026 (0 rated EF2 or stronger, 3 unrated), according to NWS and SPC tornado records. 2026 figures are provisional until SPC publishes its final 2026 tornado file, and September 2026 is preliminary while NWS damage surveys are completed. The 5 strongest are listed below; distances run from the city centre to the closest point of each tornado's path (start to end point).
EF1 tornado, 1.4-mile path, closest point 20 km from the Colorado Springs city centre
July 20, 2023 — EF1
No deaths or injuries recorded
EF1 tornado, 0.9-mile path, closest point 28 km from the Colorado Springs city centre
August 9, 2024 — EF1
No deaths or injuries recorded
EF1 tornado, 0.8-mile path, closest point 34 km from the Colorado Springs city centre
July 30, 2025 — EF1
No deaths or injuries recorded
EF1 tornado, 0.4-mile path, closest point 30 km from the Colorado Springs city centre
June 17, 2025 — EF1
No deaths or injuries recorded
EF0 tornado, 3.3-mile path, closest point 44 km from the Colorado Springs city centre
May 9, 2015 — EF0
No deaths or injuries recorded
Tornado Preparedness Tips
- 1.Identify a safe room or storm shelter in your home or building
- 2.Practice tornado drills — get low, cover your head, stay away from windows
- 3.Have a NOAA Weather Radio for tornado watch and warning alerts
- 4.Secure outdoor objects that could become projectiles in high winds
- 5.Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning
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