Colorado, 1993Tornado in Colorado, May 25, 1993
May 25, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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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.
- 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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