Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Baca County, Colorado, May 1, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.42, -102.53) to the end point (37.42, -102.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1979, 2:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Baca County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F0 | Washington | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.