What the record says
On 22 May 2008, a tornado touched down near Fort Collins, Colorado. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 38.7 miles long and up to 1,760 yards wide, rated EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. It killed 1 person and injured 78.
- EF3Enhanced Fujita rating
- 1death
- 78injuries
- 38.7 mipath length
- 1,760 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 40.23, -104.75 and the end point at 40.72, -105.11 (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
- Sedgwick, Colorado tornado27 June 1960, F3, 2 deaths, 3 injuries, 6.5 miles long
- Boise City, Oklahoma tornado18 May 1977, F4, 38.6 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 2008
- Gallatin, Tennessee tornado5 February 2008, EF3, 22 deaths, 63 injuries, 50.3 miles long
- Welch, Oklahoma tornado10 May 2008, EF4, 21 deaths, 350 injuries, 75.5 miles long
- Casa, Arkansas tornado5 February 2008, EF4, 13 deaths, 139 injuries, 121.8 miles long
- Cedar Falls, Iowa tornado25 May 2008, EF5, 9 deaths, 70 injuries, 41 miles long
- Plumerville, Arkansas tornado2 May 2008, EF3, 5 deaths, 24 injuries, 45.3 miles long
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