Colorado, 1971

Tornadoes in Colorado, April 19, 1971

April 19, 1971 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Baca

When
April 19, 1:01 AM CST
Where
Baca County
Rating
F0
Path length
14.2 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
37.380, -102.970

Tornado, Weld

When
April 19, 10:38 AM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.030, -104.970

Tornado, Arapahoe

When
April 19, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
39.700, -104.780

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9985429, 9985430, 9985431.