EFU Tornado — Las Animas, Colorado
2023-07-08 · near Kim, Las Animas, Colorado
0.5 mi
Path length
20 yds
Path width
Event narrative
Brief tornado reported by a storm chaser 15 miles northeast of Kim.
Wider weather episode
Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of southern Colorado.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1126200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.