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Tornado July 31, 2023 · Weld County, Colorado

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Not rated
0.0 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down briefly in open country near Carr. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain, large hail and damaging wind across parts of Boulder, Denver, Elbert, Larimer and Weld counties. One tornado touched down briefly near Carr, but no damage was observed. Hail up to half dollar size was observed, along with peak wind gusts around 60 mph. Heavy rainfall, up to 3.64 inches, produced flooding and flash flooding around Fort Collins and Livermore in Larimer County. Vehicles were stuck in up to 3 feet of standing water. Water from heavy rainfall filled the lagoon and surrounding retaining walls near the Lory Student Center on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins. At least four buildings on campus were damaged by floodwater, university officials said. In the Cameron Peak burn area localized flash flooding was observed. Buckhorn Road was impassable from 1 mile east of Moose Ridge Road to Forest Road 129. In addition, multiple mudslides forced the closure of Highway 126 in Jefferson County.

Began near Rockport (40.8600, -104.8200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1123525. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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