Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Otero County, Colorado, October 20, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.13, -104.03) to the end point (38.25, -103.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 20, 1953, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Otero County
- Near the path
- Fowler (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 20, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 1953 | F2 | Colorado | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.