F3 Tornado — Prowers, Colorado
2001-05-29 · near Lamar, Prowers, Colorado
$150K
Property damage
3.0 mi
Path length
50 yds
Path width
Event narrative
Thunderstorms spawned six brief tornadoes and an F3 tornado within a three mile radius of the Lamar Municipal Airport between 1049 MST and 1231 MST just west of Lamar. The F3 tornado, which showed supercellular characteristics, completely destroyed a modular home and five vehicles in its vicinity, and damaged two other homes nearby. Eleven power poles were destroyed as well.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5248643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.