Bennet, Tornado and Colorado
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Storms and tornadoes continue to ravage central US
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Residents in Bennett and Elbert County were left cleaning up damage Monday after a swath of tornadoes blew through the area Sunday afternoon. The storms damaged or destroyed
A new tornado watch has been issued for southwestern Kansas and western Oklahoma until 10 p.m. CDT. According to the Storm Prediction Center, a few tornadoes are possible and a couple could be intense (EF3 or stronger). Widespread large hail (up to 3 inches in diameter) and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are all possible.
Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their intensity and path length. The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.
Hundreds of thousands of residents are concerned about fair warning when it comes to tornadoes in Colorado. While some counties have siren systems in place, others rely on alert systems.
At least six tornado sightings were reported in eastern Colorado on Sunday afternoon with at least one storm forecasters called “extremely dangerous.”
Bonded by the experience of surviving Colorado’s tornado outbreak on Sunday, Elbert County residents boarded up what was left of their damaged homes while coming together to help their neighbors
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tornado alley is known as a region across the central United States with relatively high tornado occurrences. This region shifts south in May and June, with tornado alley ranging into parts of Colorado near the Kansas and Wyoming border.