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At least six tornado sightings were reported in eastern Colorado on Sunday afternoon with at least one storm forecasters called “extremely dangerous.”
The National Weather Service in Boulder said at least four tornadoes touched down in Adams and Elbert counties Sunday afternoon between 1 and 2 p.m. near
A new tornado watch has been issued for southwestern Kansas and western Oklahoma until 10 p.m. CDT. According to the Storm Prediction Center, a few tornadoes are possible and a couple could be intense (EF3 or stronger). Widespread large hail (up to 3 inches in diameter) and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are all possible.
Residents in Bennett and Elbert County were left cleaning up damage Monday after a swath of tornadoes blew through the area on Sunday afternoon. The storms damaged or destroyed 36 structures, and
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Hundreds of thousands of residents are concerned about fair warning when it comes to tornadoes in Colorado. While some counties have siren systems in place, others rely on alert systems.
One of the tragic deaths related to a tornado that struck Laurel Co. on Friday night was a firefighter who died shielding his wife from a tornado. On Friday night at 11:47, Major Leslie Leatherman res
Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their intensity and path length. The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.
First responders and residents are surveying the damage after a tornado caused serious destruction in parts of Bennett.