Expires:No;;956822 NOUS45 KBOU 221330 AAA PNSBOU COZ030>051-220530- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 730 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/18/25 Tornado Event... .Overview...Four tornadoes occurred just to the south and east of metro Denver in the early afternoon of Sunday, May 18th. The first tornado that produced damage in northwest Elbert County was an uncharacteristically strong landspout, as well as the last tornado that occurred northeast of Bennett. The other two tornadoes were more strongly associated with a parent thunderstorm, known as a supercell. The following information is for the four separate tornado tracks surveyed on May 19th. The first is for the initial tornado, rated EF2, in and near the Elkhorn neighborhood of extreme northwest Elbert County, Colorado. The second is an EF1 that occurred south of Manila Village. The third and fourth tornadoes were both ranked EF2. These tornadoes tracked just to the west and north of Bennett, Colorado. They were two separate tornadoes, and were both on the ground at the same time between 140 pm and 146 pm. All data is preliminary and subject to change as new information is received. .Elkhorn Ranch... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.94 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 01:07 PM MDT Start Location: 6 SSW Oea Building / Elbert County / CO Start Lat/Lon: 39.5584 / -104.6226 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 01:12 PM MDT End Location: 5 SSW Oea Building / Arapahoe County / CO End Lat/Lon: 39.5693 / -104.6123 .Manila Rd... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.53 miles Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 01:23 PM MDT Start Location: 2 NE Oea Building / Arapahoe County / CO Start Lat/Lon: 39.6614 / -104.5519 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 01:32 PM MDT End Location: 4 SSW Manila Village / Arapahoe County / CO End Lat/Lon: 39.6917 / -104.527 .Bennett... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.09 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 01:30 PM MDT Start Location: 3 SSE Manila Village / Arapahoe County / CO Start Lat/Lon: 39.7191 / -104.4948 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 01:46 PM MDT End Location: 1 NNW Bennett / Adams County / CO End Lat/Lon: 39.7706 / -104.4394 .NE Bennett... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 112 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.62 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 01:40 PM MDT Start Location: 2 NNE Bennett / Adams County / CO Start Lat/Lon: 39.7838 / -104.4074 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 01:55 PM MDT End Location: 6 NNE Bennett / Adams County / CO End Lat/Lon: 39.8397 / -104.379 && 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$