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EF0 Tornado — Bent, Colorado

2022-06-03 · near Ft Lyon, Bent, Colorado

$5K

Property damage

4.2 mi

Path length

5 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado was confirmed by an induvial who picked up in a truck, rotated 120 degrees, had his windows blown out, and mirrors ripped off. He reported that the tornado was roughly the size of truck. He also reported power lines down. This was confirmed by local authorities.

Wider weather episode

A complex of thunderstorms developed along the Palmer Divide and pushed eastward across the lower Arkansas River Valley during the evening hours of June 3rd. One of the storms in particular went on to produce numerous tornadoes and large damaging hail in Otero and Bent County, Colorado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1040364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.