Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Colfax County, New Mexico, May 29, 1964
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.53, -104.58) to the end point (36.52, -104.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1964, 1:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Colfax County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1964 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.