Gary Jackson said he was on his property just outside the southern Colorado town when he noticed storm clouds building – so ...

A rare high-elevation tornado touched down in Colorado's Custer County on Wednesday. It happened near Westcliffe, according ...

A rare high-elevation tornado touched down in Colorado's Custer County on Wednesday. It happened near Westcliffe.

Only 2.9% of Colorado’s tornadoes between 1995 and 2024 were ranked EF2, an average of fewer than two each year. This year, Colorado has already seen four.

On average, Colorado sees only about two tornadoes of EF2 strength or greater each year. The majority — around 85% to 90% — of tornadoes in Colorado are classified as landspouts.

Take a look back Most tornado-prone counties in Colorado Here are how Colorado's top counties rank for number of tornadoes from 2020 to 2024, after Washington County's 40, according to NOAA: ...