Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kiowa County, Colorado, May 12, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.50, -102.97) to the end point (38.47, -102.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1975, 5:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 11.1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1975 | F1 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 100 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.