Tornado Touches Down North Of Denver International Airport, No Reports Of Damage
A tornado warning that was issued Sunday afternoon for an area to the north of Denver International Airport has been canceled.
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A tornado warning that was issued Sunday afternoon for an area to the north of Denver International Airport has been canceled.
Scattered storms on the eastern plains even prompted a few severe thunderstorm warnings.
Tornado warnings were issued for communities from Thornton to Parker, and beyond, on Thursday afternoon, but expired by 4 p.m.
The FAA issued a ground stop for Denver International Airport Thursday afternoon.
The photogenic tornado that struck Weld County Monday evening could be seen for miles in virtually every direction. That allowed for many thousands of people to get a great view.
The Roosevelt High School football team traveled from Johnstown to pull double duty at Ulrich Farms in Platteville, after a tornado tore through the small town.
National Weather Service experts will be out to look at the damage from the tornado that raked across communities in Weld County, killing animals on farms and ranches.
Dozens of residents in northern Colorado stared a destructive tornado in the eye as it tore its way through Weld County between Firestone and Platteville.
How is this possible you might ask? Colorado is known for snow, not tornadoes! But that simply isn't true.
When Kelsey and Cameron Gransee were driving into Firestone to pick up dinner, they looked up and realized a tornado was forming.
A tornado touched down in Weld County east of Interstate 25 and covered a path of about 14 miles.
Colorado has one of the higher frequencies for tornadoes in the United States with more twisters on average than places known for their tornadoes, such as Mississippi and Alabama.
The other 14 twisters will be rated as either EF-0 or EF-UNK (unknown) since they touched down in open fields and produced no damage.
In the last two days a total of fifteen tornadoes touched down in Colorado! Six of those twisters hit on Sunday.
evere storms produce several tornadoes across Colorado on Saturday! In total the eastern plains saw nine reports of tornadoes touching down from Bennett out to near Sterling.
A thunderstorm is classified as severe if it produces hail with a diameter of 1- inch or larger, wind gusts of 58 mph or stronger, or a tornado.
Colorado's severe weather season kicked off with a bang on Tuesday as thunderstorms developed on the eastern plains.
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Video captured by a sheriff's deputy in Bent County shows a tornado on Tuesday night.
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Monday afternoon could bring more severe weather to the region with large hail and isolated tornadoes possible once again.
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