Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Kit Carson County, Colorado, October 11, 1997

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.2 mi

Width20 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.30, -102.62) to the end point (39.30, -102.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 11, 1997, 9:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Colorado
Counties: Kit Carson County
Path: 0.2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 11, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 11, 1997	F1	Colorado	15 mi	200 yd	6
Oct 11, 1997	F1	Colorado	8 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F1	Colorado	8 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	South Dakota	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	New Mexico	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	Colorado	20 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 1997	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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