WELD COUNTY, Colo. – The first tornado of the season hit Colorado Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The NWS Boulder division issued a Tornado Warning for areas in Weld County including Eaton and Lucerne at around 6:18 p.m. The warning was in effect until 6:45 p.m. Just before 7 p.m.,…
‘Extremely rare’ early-morning tornado touches down in northeast Colorado
WELD COUNTY, Colo. – The tornado that touched down in a field outside of Keota, Colorado Wednesday morning was an “extremely rare” event, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist. The tornado dropped to the ground at 6:37 a.m. about 5 miles northwest of Keota, in northeast Weld County, as an early-morning round of severe…
Colorado Tornado Outbreak Produces 14 Twisters In 90 Minutes
DENVER (CBS4) – The National Weather Service in Boulder says preliminary data from Monday’s Memorial Day tornado outbreak shows a total of 14 tornadoes touched down between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm on Colorado’s northeast plains. The tornado count includes 7 in Washington County, 3 in Kit Carson County, 2 in Morgan County and 2…