Colorado, 1993

Tornado in Colorado, May 25, 1993

May 25, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Huerfano

When
May 25, 4:30 PM MST to 4:33 PM MST
Where
Huerfano County to La Veta
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado developed two miles southwest of the town of La Veta and moved north to two miles west of La Veta before dissipating. The tornado touched down periodically along its track. Two barns were destroyed and at least 20 pine and cottonwood trees (up to 100 feet tall) were uprooted. Downed trees had to be removed from several roads. Estimates placed damages at $100,000. There were no deaths or injuries.

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: 10318598.