The tornado outbreak of June 21, 2023
45 tornadoesColorado, Texas, Nebraska and 2 more states
45 tornadoes touched down across 5 states between 2:33 PM and 9:18 PM CDT, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 4 people were killed.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · June 21, 2023
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 45
- on Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
- None rated EF4 or EF5
- Killed
- 4
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 15
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 58
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 2:33 PM to 9:18 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown.
By state
| Colorado | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tornadoes in 2023 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.