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blog:tornado_near-miss [2008/05/22 1:57 pm]
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-====== Tornado near-miss ======+====== Tornado near-miss (for Fort Collins) ======
-We just had to cluster to the middle of our building near I-25 and Harmony Road here in Fort Collins. A large tornado touched down near Gilcrest and seems to have run east of us towards Wellington.+We just had to cluster to the middle of our building [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3404+east+harmony+road+Fort+Collins,+CO+80528,+USA&sll=40.513016,-105.013847&sspn=0.166005,0.367699&ie=UTF8&ll=40.515104,-104.975052&spn=0.166,0.255089&z=12|near I-25 and Harmony Road]] here in Fort Collins. A large tornado touched down near [[http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=Gilcrest,+CO,+USA&ll=40.405654,-104.843903&spn=0.332541,0.735397&z=11|Gilcrest]] and seems to have run east of us towards [[http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=Wellington,+CO,+USA&ll=40.588407,-104.913254&spn=0.331636,0.510178&z=11|Wellington]]. It was an unusual storm because temperatures were cool all morning and then the storm ripped loose before noon. Typically we see hot temperatures to fuel the storms and then things get wild in the afternoon. Beyond that, we don't usually get tornado-generating storms this close to the mountains.
 +  * [[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/15175653/index.html|KMGH live video]]. Includes a lot of helicopter coverage of the damaged areas, buildings, cars, etc.
  * [[http://www.mywindsorweather.com/webcams.php|webcam shots]] from Windsor, CO. Note the hail on the grass.   * [[http://www.mywindsorweather.com/webcams.php|webcam shots]] from Windsor, CO. Note the hail on the grass.
 +  * [[http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=511719|video of the tornado]]
  * [[http://www.9news.com/9slideshows/Weld%20County%20Tornado%205-22-08/Default.aspx?N=1|slideshow]] showing dark clouds and hail from 9 News   * [[http://www.9news.com/9slideshows/Weld%20County%20Tornado%205-22-08/Default.aspx?N=1|slideshow]] showing dark clouds and hail from 9 News
  * [[http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/UPDATES01/80522020&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL|continuing coverage]] from the Fort Collins Coloradoan   * [[http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/UPDATES01/80522020&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL|continuing coverage]] from the Fort Collins Coloradoan
  * [[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9344925|and The Denver Post]]   * [[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9344925|and The Denver Post]]
 +  * [[http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=tornado+colorado+windsor+greeley&ie=UTF-8&scoring=n|Google News Search]]
 +  * [[http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=tornado+colorado+windsor+greeley+fort+collins&btnG=Search+Blogs|Google Blog Search]]
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