Thunderstorm Wind in Logan County, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind June 23, 2009 · Logan County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A wet microburst contributed to a fatal car accident near Holyoke. The combination of very strong winds and heavy rain caused extremely poor visibilities. The severe thunderstorms wind rolled a semi truck hauling an empty trailer on its side. The trailer came to rest on the center median while the truck ended up in the left eastbound lane. A van following behind then struck the undercarriage of the rolled over semi truck and ran off the road. The driver the of the van was killed. His teenage son and the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms produced quarter size hail across Adams, Denver, Douglas and Elbert Counties. In addition, wet microbursts produced thunderstorm outflow winds up to 80 mph across Logan, Morgan, Phillips and Sedgwick Counties. Two weak tornadoes were reported in Elbert and Logan Counties. The severe weather caused a fatal automobile accident along Interstate 76 between Sterling and Julesburg.
Began near Marcott (40.8600, -102.7200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 177331. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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