Colorado, 1976

Tornadoes in Colorado, May 29, 1976

May 29, 1976 · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

12 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

12 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.780, -104.820

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:14 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.470, -104.870

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:14 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.720, -104.770

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.580, -104.500

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.580, -104.550

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.580, -104.530

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.620, -104.000

Tornado, Logan

When
May 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -103.700

Tornado, Weld

When
May 29, 4:17 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -104.320

Tornado, Prowers

When
May 29, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Prowers County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.270, -102.080

Tornado, Kiowa

When
May 29, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.350, -102.080

Tornado, Logan

When
May 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -103.450

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 9986345, 9986346, 9986347, 9986348, 9986349, 9986350, 9986351, 9986352, 9986353, 9986354, 9986355, 9986356.