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Tornado in Costilla County, Colorado

Tornado June 6, 2021 · Costilla County, Colorado

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Not rated

0.1 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

Brief landspout tornado.

The wider storm

Thunderstorm development on this day was mainly confined to the I-25 Corridor and westward, with burn scar flash flooding a primary concern on this day. While this was the main concern, an isolated severe storm did occur across the eastern plains, as well as a brief landspout tornado occurring over the San Luis Valley. This tornado was brief, and did not produce any damage.

Began near Blanca (37.3586, -105.6994).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 970584. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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