Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kiowa County, Colorado, May 18, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.37, -102.88) to the end point (38.37, -102.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1982, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.