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Tornado in Crowley County, Colorado

Tornado May 16, 2021 · Crowley County, Colorado

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Not rated

2.6 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

The tornado was on the ground for 4 minutes.

The wider storm

A favorable setup for strong to severe storms occurred on this day across the plains, mainly along and just to the north of the Highway 50 corridor. Within this corridor, large hail up to around two inches was the main threat. Flash flooding and even a weak and brief tornado also occurred.

Began near Ordway (38.4800, -103.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 962858. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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