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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
142 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/26/26 TORNADO EVENT
LAS ANIMAS TORNADO
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: N/A YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/26/26
START TIME: 6:52 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 8.1 MILES NE OF LAS ANIMAS, COLORADO
START LAT/LON: 38.1423/-103.1066
END DATE: 06/26/26
END TIME: 6:53 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 8.3 MILES NE OF LAS ANIMAS, COLORADO
END LAT/LON: 38.1453/-103.1042
SURVEY SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26TH, 2026, AN ORGANIZED CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS WAS PUSHING EASTWARD ALONG THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR.
WHILE THE CLUSTER WAS ORGANIZING INTO A BOWING SEGMENT, A BRIEF
TORNADO DEVELOPED ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COMPLEX TO THE
NORTHEAST OF LAS ANIMAS, COLORADO. THIS BRIEF TORNADO DEVELOPED
AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF FORT LYON CANAL RD AND COUNTY ROAD 17,
BEFORE QUICKLY DRIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS TORNADO MAY HAVE
CAUSED TREE DAMAGE AROUND THE ROAD INTERSECTION, HOWEVER, WE ARE
STILL AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. GIVEN THIS, THE
TORNADO WILL BE RATED EF-UNKOWN (EF-U) AT THIS TIME, AND WILL BE
UPDATED ONCE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
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.
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