Thunderstorm Wind — Bent, Colorado
1997-08-31 · near Mc Clave, Bent, Colorado
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$80K
Property damage
100
Magnitude
Event narrative
A damaging microburst wind, estimated to be at least 115 mph in strength struck a mobile home, rolling it a few hundred yards. The intense damage was 50 to 75 yards across. Twin brothers, Dan and Denton Cochell were in the mobile home. Dan was thrown from the mobile home and sustained a broken eye socket. Denton was rolled inside the mobile home, sustaining numerous injuries to his body, neck, and head. He died six days later.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5613200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.