Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Colfax County, New Mexico, October 11, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.52, -104.72) to the end point (36.52, -104.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 11, 1997, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Colfax County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 11, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 1997 | F1 | Colorado | 15 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F1 | Colorado | 8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F1 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F1 | Colorado | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | Colorado | 20 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.