F1 Tornado — Arapahoe, Colorado
2002-08-29 · near (apa)englwood Arapah, Arapahoe, Colorado
1
Injuries
$6.0M
Property damage
0.1 mi
Path length
50 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The second tornado, associated with the storm, touched down in a subdivision that was under construction at Gartrell and Arapahoe Road. Four large condominiums under construction were destroyed. The most heavily damaged portions of the structures had not been sheet rocked. Adjacent sections, where the walls were in place, were not destroyed. A man suffered four broken ribs and several cuts and bruises when the trailer he sought shelter in, was flipped three times and torn apart by the tornado.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5313313. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.