Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, El Paso County, Colorado, July 29, 1979

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width27 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.82, -104.57) to the end point (38.82, -104.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 29, 1979, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Colorado
Counties: El Paso County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 29, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 29, 1979	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	27 yd
Jul 29, 1979	F0	Colorado	0.3 mi	27 yd
Jul 29, 1979	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 29, 1979	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 29, 1979	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 29, 1979	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.