EF1 tornado — Park County, Colorado

EF1 tornado in Park County, Colorado

Tornado August 23, 2008 · Park County, Colorado

EF1

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

Injuries

$30K

Damage as recorded

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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.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout transitioned to a landspout and caused damage to several recreational vehicles. Several peopled suffered minor injuries from flying debris.

The wider storm

In Park County at 11-Mile Reservoir, a waterspout caused damage when it transitioned into a landspout. Five vehicles were damaged, including a motor home and a pickup truck with a camper that overturned. One camp trailer was completely destroyed. Several people suffered superficial injuries which consisted of minor cuts and scrapes. In Douglas County near Westcreek, another landspout touched down. One man was seriously injured when he tried to escape several falling trees in his ATV. One of the trees struck his back and broke two vertabrae. Another camper narrowly escaped injury. Seconds after he backed up his truck, a tree came down where his vehicle had been parked.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 122884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Park County, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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