Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, El Paso County, Colorado, June 24, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.85, -104.92) to the end point (38.83, -104.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 24, 1979, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- El Paso County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 24, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1979 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F1 | North Dakota | 13.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.