Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Crowley County, Colorado, May 23, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.35, -103.68) to the end point (38.38, -103.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1965, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Crowley County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1965 | F2 | Colorado | 4.6 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F1 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1965 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.