Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Washington County, Colorado, May 30, 1996

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width1,320 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.92, -103.18) to the end point (39.92, -103.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1996, 4:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Colorado
Counties: Washington County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 30, 1996	F2	Colorado	1 mi	880 yd
May 30, 1996	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	100 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	90 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	North Dakota	3 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.5 mi	660 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	North Dakota	4 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd

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Tornado history nearby

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