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EF0 tornado in Weld County, Colorado

Tornado May 14, 2007 · Weld County, Colorado

EF0
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
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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 EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 small tornado touched down but did no damage.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms producing large hail, very heavy rain and tornadoes impacted the Urban Corridor and adjacent plains. Heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm caused flooding along a small tributary draining into the South Platte River. The incident occurred at 13th and Decatur Street, near Invesco Field. The floodwaters inundated the bike path adjacent to the creek. A woman with her child sought refuge under a bridge and became trapped by the high water. The woman slipped and the stroller containing the child was swept into the swift current. Hail up to quarter size was reported over much of the Urban Corriodor. The exception was near Hudson, where golfball size hail was observed.

Began near Ft Lupton (40.0900, -104.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 21443. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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