Three men who had dedicated themselves to furthering the knowledge and science of severe weather were among those killed Friday in a deadly twister that struck El Reno, Oklahoma. Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and their chase partner Carl Young, were well-known within the weather enthusiast community but also known to many Americans following their appearance on a television show. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Storm chaser and IMAX film maker Sean Casey and his team captured what is arguably the most extraordinary video taken from inside a tornado ever. From inside the relative safety of their Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV), the team was able to enter a monstrous wedge tornado near Smith Center, Kansas yesterday. Read the rest of this story and watch the amazing video on Examiner.com
The morning of May 22, 2008 dawned like most in Colorado during the spring with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Soon though Mother Nature began cooking a dangerous concoction of conditions that would spawn a deadly, monstrous tornado in the shadow on the Rocky Mountains.
A fast moving jet stream coupled with quickly rising temperatures and unusually high humidity ripened conditions for what we now simply call the ‘Windsor tornado.’ Soon after 11:00am that morning a monstrous supercell thunderstorm could be seen erupting to the north of the Denver area.
Tornado warnings were soon issued by the National Weather Service and a Gilcrest police officer radioed, “We have a tornado on the ground!”
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The National Weather Service has completed its initial damage survey of the area near Moore, Oklahoma, where a deadly tornado struck yesterday. Its assessment pegs the twister as an EF-5 packing winds in excess of 200 mph – the highest rating possible on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Only one percent of all tornadoes achieve this strength. Including yesterday’s twister, there have been 59 in the U.S. since 1950. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
As residents of Moore, Oklahoma wake this morning they are faced with the seemingly insurmountable task of recovering from the deadly tornado that struck yesterday. For one Oklahoma woman, the recovery will be a little bit easier as her dog was discovered alive, buried under the rubble during a television interview. Read the rest of this heartwarming story on Examiner.com.
The tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma yesterday has claimed at least 91 lives and caused hundreds of injuries. As the death toll mounts, the twister will go down in history as one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
Forecasters had warned that Monday would bring dangerous severe weather, the third of a series of days in the past week that had been deadly. Warnings went out as the tornado formed near Newcastle and began its deadly trek to the northeast.
The minutes were crucial to saving lives but as the storm grew in ferocity, even the most robust shelters were proven incapable of withstanding the onslaught.
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Scenes of devastation were being played out south of Oklahoma City Monday evening in the wake of a massive tornado that ripped through the suburb of Moore. Packing winds up to 200 mph, the twister tore through the landscape leaving little but rubble behind. At least 51 people have been confirmed dead and the death toll is expected to climb. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Up until yesterday the United States had been experiencing one of its quietest tornado seasons on record. That all changed when Mother Nature unleashed a withering display of tornadoes on north Texas near Dallas / Fort Worth. Read the rest of this story and watch amazing video of one of the twisters on Examiner.com
Heavy snow in early spring in Colorado is not unheard of by any means with six of Denver’s top 24 snowstorms having occurred during April. The snowstorm that struck the Mile High City however caught forecasters and…
As an early spring snowstorm hits northeastern Colorado with snow, bone chilling cold and wind, schools and businesses are closing for the day. Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Brighton 27J, Adams 50, Adams 14 and Mapleton School District are among those closed for the day.
While snowfall totals aren’t expected to be anything too extraordinary, the roads are very slick and the early morning conditions are prompting many closures. For a complete list of closures and delays, see the Denver Weather Examiner story here.
