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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

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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.


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