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POSTED June 24, 1:30 PM
![]() The storm approaches! Weatherwise my vacation started out pretty boring with mild days, cool nights and I suppose what most people would consider beautiful weather. Last Friday started out much the same as the week with a calm, beautiful day on the eastern plains of Colorado but it is after all severe weather season and the chances of something brewing over a week are pretty good. By the mid-afternoon, more clouds started to roll in and by late afternoon, I was watching a storm cell with great potential develop to the northwest of me. Soon the weather radio was beeping warning of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch being issued for my location and that was upgraded to a Warning before too long.
Soon those clouds started to darken and spots of green were showing - sure signs of something major brewing. A band of rain was clearly visible and moving our way. A quick check of the weather radar software on my laptop showed great potential with the cloud tops exploding over 30,000 feet above. Before long the rain started mixed with a touch of pea sized hail. That rain got pretty heavy and the wind was getting pretty vicious.
Now we have something brewing! 5:00 in the afternoon and it is getting very dark and the clouds have a green tint. Being in an RV in severe weather is not always the wisest place but I was pretty confident we were okay although we did have a plan to escape to more secure shelter about 75 yards away. After dumping a good inch of rain in less than 20 minutes the storm passes. However, that same storm cell did spawn a tornado 10 miles to the southeast after it passed me. Even more notably, the cell was so powerful, it continued churning out severe weather for an additional 90+ miles before disappating!
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POSTED May 31, 6:43 AM
Notwithstanding last month’s tornadoes in Windsor and the northern Front Range, June is historically Denver’s real severe weather month. Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail are notorious visitors to Denver and across eastern Colorado... Read More
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POSTED May 22, 2:00 PM
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch effective until 8:00pm tonight for much of the central plains including the Denver metro area. Two tornadoes have been reported north of the metro area and radar indications show great potential... Read More
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POSTED May 21, 1:47 PM
After three consecutive days with temperatures over 85, change is in the air. Low pressure is intensifying over the foothills this afternoon and as a result the chance of thunderstorms is on the increase. East of a line from Greeley to Byers will... Read More
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POSTED April 28, 6:41 AM
During the spring and summer months in Colorado, a wide array of severe weather can strike. Tornadoes may grab all the headlines, but straight line winds and hail can do a great amount of damage in their own right - and they are more common.
This is... Read More
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POSTED April 23, 7:12 PM
Much of the eastern plains found itself under a Tornado Watch late Wednesday afternoon as a number of thunderstorms moved through the area. At about 5:00pm radar indicated a possible tornado 22 miles northwest of Burlington. Being a rural area, this... Read More
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