Thunderstorm Wind in Denver County, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2008 · Denver County, Colorado
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Five children and one adult were injured when winds, from a dry microburst, picked up an inflateable play house at Larimer County Reservoir. The wind swept up the house from its location on the beach, and knocked it into a steel pole before it came to a stop. One child was airlifted to Loveland with serious injuries, while the others suffered minor to moderate injuries. In Denver, strong thunderstorm winds blew several trees down, damaging homes and downing power lines. An elderly man was killed when a wind damaged tree broke free and crushed him while he attempted to remove it. The downed power lines caused outages to about 500 Xcel Energy customers.
Began near Denver (39.7245, -104.9474).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 122135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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