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A high-altitude tornado with 70 mph winds touched down on Monday, July 22, 2019, causing damage to several parts of Custer County, CO at almost 8,000-feet, reports OutThereColorado.
COLORADO 🌪TWISTER🌪 REPORTED:
Some of the damage left behind from what was most likely a tornado near #Westcliffe Colorado this evening. Reports of power poles snapped, gas lines leaking -Sheriff
Darwin Smith= damage 📸
Funnel cloud 📸 = Dena Smith Woods #cowx #Tornado pic.twitter.com/H0AthzYgcr
โ Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) July 23, 2019
Preliminary results from tornado near DeWeese Reservoir, north of Westcliffe. EF0, no injuries, estimated 70 MPH max wind, 1/2 mile long path up to 25 yards wide. Minor structure damage.
The National Weather Service receivedย reports of a narrow funnel reaching from storm clouds above down to the ground in Silver Cliff, CO causing damage to a nearby lake, power lines, homes, trailers, and possibly a propane leak.
Preliminary results from tornado near DeWeese Reservoir, north of Westcliffe. EF0, no injuries, estimated 70 MPH max wind, 1/2 mile long path up to 25 yards wide. Minor structure damage. #cowx
โ NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) July 23, 2019
According to a recent report from KKTV, at least 2 homes were destroyed after the twister tore through the area. No injuries were reported.