Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Crowley County, Colorado, May 27, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.32, -103.52) to the end point (38.32, -103.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1978, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Crowley County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Wyoming | 3 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.