Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Bent County, Colorado, May 22, 1975

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2.3 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.05, -103.20) to the end point (38.05, -103.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 22, 1975, 11:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Colorado
Counties: Bent County
Path: 2.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 22, 1975

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 22, 1975	F2	Colorado	2 mi	220 yd
May 22, 1975	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 22, 1975	F1	Kansas	4.9 mi	33 yd
May 22, 1975	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 22, 1975	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 22, 1975	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Texas	2 mi	40 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd
May 22, 1975	F0	Texas	1 mi	30 yd

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.