Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kiowa County, Colorado, May 17, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.45, -103.27) to the end point (38.45, -103.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1978, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1978 | F2 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F0 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F0 | Alabama | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.