MetroNorth Newspapers in the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel covered the recent bout of severe weather in the most recent edition of Thornton’s hometown newspaper. In part, the article says:
As a former producer for 9News, Todd Barnes has chased a few tornadoes in his time. On Sunday, however, the storm found him.
Barnes, communications manager for the City of Thornton, was shopping at Costco in the Larkridge development near 162nd Avenue and Interstate 25 when he witnessed the funnel cloud form. The tornado touched down at 1:17 p.m. one mile north of Broomfield, near the northwestern edge of Thornton.
“There’s nothing like watching a tornado touch down,” Barnes said Monday. “It’s incredible.”
Another funnel cloud was spotted over the city at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. It appeared only briefly, high in the sky at a nearly 90-degree angle, before disappearing, according to witnesses. A tornado did touch down outside Firestone shortly after 5 p.m., but no serious damage was reported.
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Related stories from ThorntonWeather.com:
- City of Thornton addresses residents’ concerns about tornadoes
- Severe weather returns as funnel clouds spotted over Thornton, tornado near Firestone
- Tornado in Aurora rated an EF1
- Sunday storm brings funnel cloud and hail to Thornton
- 28 years ago on June 3rd – Thornton is struck by a tornado
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