Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Weld County, Colorado, May 22, 2008
RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries78
Length38.69 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.23, -104.75) to the end point (40.72, -105.11), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 2008, 11:26 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Colorado
- Counties
- Weld County, Larimer County
- Near the path
- Fort Collins, Windsor, Timnath, Milliken, Gilcrest (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 38.69 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 78 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 2008
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | EF2 | Wyoming | 25.13 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF2 | Kansas | 9.37 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF2 | California | 2.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas | 17.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas | 12.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas | 8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas, Nebraska | 34 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas | 3.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Kansas | 3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF1 | Wyoming | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Wyoming | 0.01 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 10.7 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 5.42 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | California | 0.89 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | California | 0.96 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | California | 0.36 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 1.45 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Kansas | 6.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | Wyoming | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.