Tornado, Washington
- When
- May 30, 8:00 PM MST to 8:05 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Lindon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -103.400
Tornado in Colorado, May 30, 1996
A total of 14 tornadoes occurred over southeast Weld, Morgan, Phillips and Washington Counties during the afternoon and evening hours of the 30th. Most of the tornadoes were the result, either directly or indirectly, of a very slow moving supercell that developed in Washington county.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
A total of 14 tornadoes occurred over southeast Weld, Morgan, Phillips and Washington Counties during the afternoon and evening hours of the 30th. Most of the tornadoes were the result, either directly or indirectly, of a very slow moving supercell that developed in Washington county. The strongest tornado developed 1 mile north of Elba, the tornado was reported to be approximately 1/2 mile wide and damaged a few farms in the area. Damage in Washington County was estimated around $750,000 to barns, grain bins and other equipment. Approximately 2,500 acres of wheat was ruined. In Morgan County damage estimates were approximately $150,000 for a total damage estimate of $900,000. No damage estimates were available for Phillips and Weld Counties.
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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: 5553747.