Thunderstorm Wind in Teller County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2015 · Teller County, Colorado

100 mph

Estimated gust (87 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe storm produced damaging microbursts just north of Cripple Creek. Scores of pine and aspen trees were leveled, and there was minor damage to a house and surrounding outbuildings and outdoor furniture. The damage path was around 3/4 of a mile long and at a maximum 750 yards wide.

The wider storm

Severe storms brought some flooding, damaging winds, hail up to the size of golf balls, and a brief tornado in Otero County.

Began near Cripple Creek (38.7696, -105.1879).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Otero County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 573369. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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