Wed Aug 1, 2012, 12:53 PM
Tornado near Colorado’s Mount Evans rates as second highest on record
With its towering mountains and pristine mountain landscape, Colorado’s high country is not normally associated with tornadoes. Saturday however a rare high altitude twister appeared in the skies and touched down at the second highest altitude a tornado has ever been recorded. The National Weather Service has confirmed the rare mountain tornado that stunned recreationalists in the area at 2:51pm Saturday, July 28. Using photos submitted by park visitors and first-hand accounts, the service said they estimated the tornado touched down 1.75 miles northeast of Mount Evans http://www.examiner.com/article/tornado-near-colorado-s-mount-evans-rates-as-second-highest-on-record
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 Tornado near Colorado’s Mount Evans rates as second highest on record (Original post) |
HarveyDarkey | Aug 2012 | OP |
| CanonRay | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| malaise | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| librechik | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| HarveyDarkey | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| librechik | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| DevonRex | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| Jamastiene | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
| mrs_p | Aug 2012 | #8 |
Response to HarveyDarkey (Original post)
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:11 PM
CanonRay (4,686 posts)
1. Now THAT is freaky weather
Response to HarveyDarkey (Original post)
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:21 PM
librechik (25,032 posts)
3. seems like every time I go up there a freak storm happens
Response to librechik (Reply #3)
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:27 PM
5. I was snowed on while camping there in August many years ago.
Response to HarveyDarkey (Reply #5)
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:28 PM
librechik (25,032 posts)
6. yes--my hubby goes there to ski summer snow fields--he is seldom disappointed
Response to HarveyDarkey (Original post)
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:26 PM
DevonRex (19,959 posts)
4. We were out and deciding where to hike.
Response to HarveyDarkey (Original post)
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:10 PM
7. I see it as the second laziest tornado on record.
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It was too lazy to reach down to ground lower than the mountains like most tornadoes do. On top of that, it was only an EF-0.
I really shouldn't joke about tornadoes that way. I'm terrified of them, even more than lightning, because you can avoid being struck by lightning most of the time. If a tornado has your town's name on it, no one is safe. How can tornadoes be so beautiful and so horrible all at the same time? K&R |
Response to HarveyDarkey (Original post)
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:40 PM
mrs_p (1,995 posts)
8. I live as close to the foothills as possible to avoid these
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looks like there is no escape.
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