Colorado, 1999

Tornadoes in Colorado, June 29, 1999

June 29, 1999 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 1 county or zone

3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Pueblo radar (KPUX), 211 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.

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Event by event

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Baca

When
June 29, 1:00 PM MST to 1:28 PM MST
Where
Baca County, Walsh to 14 mi SSE of Walsh
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.200, -102.380

A supercell which moved southeast through Baca county produced the following three tornados. A tornado began just northwest of the intersection of county road R and country road 42. It moved southeast and struck a ranch complex, destroying a concrete block garage and damaging a vehicle inside. Roof damage was done to the nearby house. The tornado continued to move southeast, then almost due south between ranch houses before lifting 7 miles after initial touchdown.

Tornado, Baca

When
June 29, 1:05 PM MST to 1:15 PM MST
Where
Baca County, Walsh to 16 mi S of Walsh
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.170, -102.400

A tornado, possibly a landspout, roughly parallelled the path of the initial tornado with this supercell. Path width and length, as well as timing are estimates. There was no known damage.

Tornado, Baca

When
June 29, 1:38 PM MST to 1:48 PM MST
Where
Baca County, Walsh to 22 mi SSE of Walsh
Rating
F0
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.080, -102.130

As the supercell moved farther southeast, a tornado began about one mile northeast of a residence and moved over open country and across the Cimarron River in far southeast Baca county. It dissipated over open country near the Colorado - Kansas - Oklahoma borders. The tornado caused no known damage.

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: 5709855, 5709857, 5709856.