Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Washington County, Colorado, July 16, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.02, -103.18) to the end point (40.02, -103.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 16, 1979, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 16, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1979 | F3 | Wyoming | 8.8 mi | 80 yd | 1 | 40 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.