Bent storm history

A damaging microburst wind, estimated to be at least 115 mph in strength struck a mobile home, rolling it a few hundred yards. The intense damage was 50 to 75 yards across. Twin brothers, Dan and Denton Cochell were in the mobile home. Dan was thrown from the mobile home and sust…

A slow moving very severe thunderstorm brought very heavy rain, causing flooding, and hail around baseball size to the Ft. Lyon area for nearly an hour. Highway 50 was under water for over an hour near Ft. Lyon. Many residences experienced basement flooding. The large hail broken…

Hail measured to 1.25 inches fell in eastern Bent County.

Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in eastern Bent County.

Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in eastern Las Animas County.

Hail measured to 2 inches fell in central Bent County.

Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1.25 inches occurred in Bent County.

Large tree limbs blown down with minor damage to camping trailers from limb impalement.

A NWS employee reported hail the size of 1.25 inches in diameter.

A trained spotter reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter.

A trained spotter reported quarter size hail, with a few bigger stones estimated at 1.5 inches in diameter.

A public source reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.

A public source located on County Road 14, north of Highway 50, reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.

Estimated Winds.

Window on northside of the house blew out due to wind and hail.

Reports of flooding reaching to the doors of homes. Some roads were impassable due to high water.

Small limb damage also reported.

Reported by an NWS Employee, with the time estimated with radar.

Reported by Law Enforcement.

Weather spotter reported visually seeing a funnel cloud appear the dissipate. Wall cloud was still visible at the time of the report.

Structure thrown onto road.

Colorado DOT reports flooding on Highway 50 near mile marker 394 (between county road 5.5 and county road 6.25).

Heavy rainfall of 1.5 inches.

Heavy rainfall of 1.12 inches.

Storm Chaser showed pictures of tornado via social media.

Spotter reported one-inch hail.

Local Law Enforcement reported one-inch hail.

Photo evidence of a tornado associated with the occlusion of the circulation south of the earlier bent county tornadic circulation. tornado lasted approximately 5 minutes, starting at 5:43 pm mdt, as viewed by multiple individuals looking west, to the south of Wiley, CO.

Initial updrafts of developing thunderstorms interacted with an outflow boundary and produced a landspout tornado, which was on the ground for approximately 10-15 mins. Numerous photos on social media showed a dusty landspout. This preceded the development of a mesocyclonic torna…

Trained spotter reported one inch hail with the severe storm that moved through the Fort Lyon area.

Quarter size hail along Highway 50, just east of Fort Lyon.

Power pole blown down 4 miles southeast Caddoa.

Tornado on the ground, west of Wiley.

Multiple spotters and public reported a tornado moving through Bent County towards the City of Las Animas. No damage reported.

Near Hasty.