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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
216 PM MDT FRI OCT 3 2025
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/13/25 SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN TORNADO - UPDATE #1...
UPDATE... AFTER RECEIVING ADDITIONAL GROUND IMAGES OF THE TREE
DAMAGE FROM THE DAMAGE SCAR LOCATION, HAVE GIVEN THIS TORNADO AN
EF-1 RATING, WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 88 MPH.
..SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 88 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.84 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 95 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/13/25
START TIME: 1:07 PM MDT
START LOCATION: NORTH SLOPES OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN
START LAT/LON: 38.2991/-106.8514
END DATE: 09/13/25
END TIME: 1:12 PM MDT
END LOCATION: NORTH SLOPES OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN
END LAT/LON: 38.2994/-106.8364
A BRIEF TORNADO DEVELOPED ALONG THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF SAWTOOTH
MOUNTAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025. THIS
TORNADO WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 11,300FT IN ELEVATION. IT QUICKLY
PUSHED EASTWARD CAUSING TREE DAMAGE AND THEN DISSIPATED AFTER
ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IMAGES FROM SAGUACHE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND A DAMAGE SCAR RECOGNIZED VIA SATELLITE DATA, WERE USED TO
PERFORM THE DAMAGE SURVEY. BOTH RADAR DATA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
WERE SUPPORTIVE OF A TORNADO AT THIS LOCATION. GIVEN INCREASED
CONFIDENCE REGARDING THE DAMAGE INDICATORS, THE TORNADO HAS BEEN
RATED EF-1.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
SIMCOE
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