Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lincoln County, Colorado, June 6, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.7 mi
Width217 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.73, -103.58) to the end point (38.77, -103.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 6, 1951, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 217 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 6, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | Kansas | 44.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | Texas | 10.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F2 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.