What the record says
On 27 June 1960, a tornado touched down near Sedgwick, Colorado. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 6.5 miles long and up to 10 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 2 people and injured 3.
- F3Fujita rating
- 2deaths
- 3injuries
- 6.5 mipath length
- 10 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 40.82, -102.43 and the end point at 40.75, -102.33 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Colorado
- Holly, Colorado tornado28 March 2007, EF3, 2 deaths, 9 injuries, 28 miles long
- Fort Collins, Colorado tornado22 May 2008, EF3, 1 death, 78 injuries, 38.7 miles long
- Boise City, Oklahoma tornado18 May 1977, F4, 38.6 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1960
- Wilburton, Oklahoma tornado5 May 1960, F4, 16 deaths, 106 injuries, 62.4 miles long
- Sapulpa, Oklahoma tornado5 May 1960, F5, 5 deaths, 81 injuries, 71.8 miles long
- Roland, Oklahoma tornado5 May 1960, F4, 5 deaths, 13 injuries, 5.4 miles long
- Springlake, Texas tornado12 April 1960, F3, 3 deaths, 32 injuries, 5.2 miles long
- Cromwell, Oklahoma tornado28 April 1960, F2, 3 deaths, 1 injury, 6.1 miles long
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