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Colorado windstorms damage roofs in eastern Colorado town

Part of Colorado's Eastern Plains gets hit hard by severe storms
Part of Colorado's Eastern Plains gets hit hard by severe storms 02:07

Strong storms moved through Colorado on Tuesday, and in one part of the Eastern Plains wind damage reports are coming in.

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Gusts of as high as 70 mph wind tore a building's roof off in Bennett. It happened off Colfax Avenue.

In another area of town a roof of an agricultural building flipped on top of itself.

Some trees were also knocked down.

Last month a tornado also caused damage in Bennett. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said 17 buildings were damaged in that May 18 weather event, but luckily no one was hurt.

Residents in Bennett say this is one of the worst severe weather seasons that they can remember.

Severe storms in Colorado on Tuesday also brought some pea-sized hail in Colorado Springs and downpouring rains led to some heavy pooling of water on streets in Douglas County in the southern part of the Denver metro area.

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