Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Costilla County, Colorado, July 31, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.43, -105.43) to the end point (37.43, -105.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 31, 1955, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Costilla County
- Near the path
- Fort Garland (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 31, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.