Colorado, 1999

Tornado in Colorado, July 30, 1999

July 30, 1999 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A weak tornado touched down over open country near Blue Mountain.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

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A weak tornado touched down over open country near Blue Mountain.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Moffat

When
July 30, 2:05 PM MST to 2:10 PM MST
Where
Moffat County, Blue Mtn
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.250, -108.850

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: 5715326.