Colorado, 1995

Tornado in Colorado, September 18, 1995

September 18, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cheyenne

When
September 18, 1:58 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
Rating
F0
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado observed moving northeast over open country.

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: 10316625.