Hail in Douglas County, Colorado
Hail June 22, 2023 · Douglas County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
A supercell thunderstorm formed in the higher terrain west of Denver and moved across the Arapahoe/Douglas County line, from the west metro Denver to south Metro Denver. Up to 2.5 inches hail occurred in the populated areas of Jefferson County. An EF1 tornado touched down just south of CO-470 in the city of Highlands Ranch. Preliminarily the tornado was on the ground for 6.3 miles. No injuries were reported but over 100 trees were downed. Some window/shingle damage has been noted to both houses and commercial properties. South Metro Fire Dapartment responded to dozens of calls in Highlands Ranch south of c470 between Lucent and Quebec for storm related damage including roof damage, trees down, natural gas leaks and electrical problems.
At Northridge Elementary School a tree had fallen on the school and portions of the roof were been ripped off. Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch also sustained damage.
Began near Sedalia (39.4600, -104.9000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108845. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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