EF1 Tornado — Park, Colorado

2014-06-08 · near Fairplay, Park, Colorado

Event narrative

A tornado touched down and caused minor damage to the roof of a home.

Wider weather episode

An upper level weather disturbance and its associated cold front moved across northern Colorado during the late morning and afternoon; spawning several tornadoes, damaging wind, large hail, very heavy rainfall. Nine tornadoes touched down across northeast Colorado. Three of the tornadoes occurred in Park County, at elevations of 8,000-10,000 feet. The first tornado occurred 8 miles south-southwest of Fairplay; it damaged the roof of a residence and was assigned a rating of EF-1. The second tornado developed 6 miles southeast of Fairplay in open country. The third tornado developed 4 miles west of Lake George; it was given a rating of EF-2. The last tornado caused damage to some homes and overturned several recreational vehicles at an RV park. Several power lines were also downed and some buildings in the town of Lake George were damaged, and trees were also snapped from their bases. This tornado then passed into Teller County.

In Aurora, another tornado touched down near the Blackstone Country Club, it lifted some golf carts and flipped an empty construction trailer. One of the carts was thrown on top of a caddy walking nearby; he was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. It was assigned an EF-1 rating. Five other tornadoes developed over open country across Douglas, Elbert and Weld Counties with little additional damage reported. In Englewood, lightning struck a tree which damaged two nearby homes and a truck. Large hail, up to half dollar size, very heavy rain, and minor flooding was also reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 511106. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.