Aurora, Colorado tornadoes

Checking live National Weather Service warnings for Aurora...

63confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Aurora since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 18, 2025, EF1.

Join the free alerts waiting list
Map

Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
Use two fingers to move the map
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5Unrated

Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

Recent warnings

Recent warnings near Aurora

Loading warnings...

The record

At a glance

Total63within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.8average since 1950
Peak monthJune26 of 63
StrongestF3May 18, 1975
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries9whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Aurora.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

260 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 2May: 15Jun: 26Jul: 10Aug: 4Sep: 6Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 26 of 63 tornadoes.

By time of day

170 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 4: 10: 173 PM: 12: 7: 96 PM: 1: 1: 19 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 3: 0: 31970: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 2: 4: 1: 1: 01980: 0: 1: 3: 0: 4: 3: 1: 2: 5: 11990: 0: 1: 2: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 22010: 0: 0: 1: 1: 6: 1: 0: 0: 0: 22020: 0: 0: 1: 3: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
31
EF1
23
EF2
4
EF3
1
Unknown
4

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F3, May 18, 1975

4.1 mile path Longest path

5.5 miles, EF1

June 7, 2009, whole path Widest

440 yards, F3

May 18, 1975
Every tornado

All 63 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 18, 2025EF12.62 mi75 yd00
Jul 6, 2023EFU0.01 mi25 yd00
Jul 6, 2023EFU0.01 mi25 yd00
Apr 25, 2023EFU0.01 mi50 yd00
Jul 29, 2022EFU0.01 mi50 yd00
Sep 8, 2019EF00.01 mi25 yd00
May 26, 2019EF00.01 mi25 yd00
Jun 24, 2015EF12.8 mi50 yd00
Jul 28, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 8, 2014EF10.25 mi100 yd01
May 21, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2014EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 2013EF12.4 mi75 yd00
Jun 6, 2012EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 7, 2009EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 7, 2009EF15.5 mi100 yd02
May 24, 1998F02 mi50 yd00
May 24, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jul 9, 1993F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 2, 1993F10.1 mi50 yd00
Sep 20, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 20, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 6, 1991F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Aurora and its county

Aurora spans 3 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Arapahoe County (103 tornadoes), Adams County (194), and Douglas County (65). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

Nearby cities

Coming soon

Free tornado alerts for Aurora

We are building free email alerts for tornado warnings. Join the waiting list and we will email you once when they are ready. Until then, please rely on the National Weather Service and your phone's emergency alerts.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.