Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, El Paso County, Colorado, May 12, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.83, -104.30) to the end point (38.83, -104.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1975, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- El Paso County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1975 | F2 | Colorado | 11.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F1 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F1 | Colorado | 2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F1 | West Virginia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F0 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.