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Tornado in Washington County, Colorado

Tornado May 26, 2023 · Washington County, Colorado

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down in an open field. No damage was observed.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and strong winds as they moved across northern part of the Denver metro area. The hail ranged from nickel to ping pong ball size. A brief wind gust to 60 mph was observed in Morgan County. In addition, two weak tornadoes touched down in Morgan and Washington counties. No damage was observed.

Began near Elba (39.8400, -103.2200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Morgan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101372. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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