Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, El Paso County, Colorado, May 28, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.12, -104.60) to the end point (39.12, -104.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1972, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- El Paso County
- Near the path
- Black Forest (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1972 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.