Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Colfax County, New Mexico, July 25, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.50, -104.92) to the end point (36.52, -104.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 25, 1996, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Colfax County
- Near the path
- Cimarron (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 25, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F1 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Nebraska | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.