EFU Tornado — Bent, Colorado

2020-07-14 · near Las Animas, Bent, Colorado

Event narrative

Multiple spotters and public reported a tornado moving through Bent County towards the City of Las Animas. No damage reported.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon hours of July 14th, scattered thunderstorms, including a few supercells, developed across eastern El Paso County. As this activity shifted eastward they began to intensify and grow upscale into a larger thunderstorm complex. A series of supercells moved through Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties producing a large non-damaging tornado, large hail, and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.