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<br />LOVELANO. COLORADO 80537 (U.s.P.s.321.020:
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<br />Turnado Warning-The National Weather
<br />So.'Tice has issued a tornado warning ef'
<br />fecti,'e WltiJ 4 p,m, for western Weld Cmm-
<br />ty. A tOf/!3do W,?S reported north of Pl.?t-
<br />teviJJe in southwest Weld COUllty moving
<br />north i-1t 10 miles per /Jour. This is a very
<br />d~1ngeriJUs fO."nado and has been on the
<br />grolL1d lor a long time. Persons at Windsor
<br />and ,-lfil/ii:CD ;;:f1c:l:d trIke actiofl in;-
<br />I!i('dj3t[!~1'. Per5Cf!:-: in the city oE Grct!Iey
<br />should be p.~l2p;jreJ Aw iI11111ediate actian.
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<br />It was 3:30a.!r.:. Vlednesday when the.
<br />K2.tio:J21 Weather SBfvice in Denver
<br />- iss:.:ed [!.s first s~verc thunderstorm wat-
<br />ches fer tile F'rr.-nt Hange.
<br />T;,e thundc:.stonn watches advanced to
<br />warr:in.::s, followed by tornado watches
<br />aw} r,i.:rr,ing.,.
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<br />Andby 2: 21 that aft~rnoon, the first in a
<br />series of tornadces toudled downed 2.1;
<br />Sheridan Boulevard and We:;t Alalljed.,
<br />A vellue in Denver, And ,~.s the storms Hd..
<br />vanccd north through Thornton and Nor..
<br />thglcnn, agencies were alerted and
<br />residents warned of the f,pproaching
<br />danger.
<br />Joei Rothfuss, of the National Weather
<br />Service. said that as the stOlTL dcvelc-ped,
<br />the ngency issued weather b1llletins to thE~
<br />Divlsion of Disaster Emeq~cncy Services
<br />and locallaw-enforceme:1t agencies.
<br />The lic;t hint of real trouble cam~ at 9:30
<br />a.lll" when the Weather Service issued a
<br />flood watch for Dcnve,' and Arapahoe
<br />cowlties.
<br />Zy 12:40 p.m.., "very heavy:,
<br />thall:]('r;;torlIls" we~'e reported in ._nor..
<br />thwest Boulder COU~ity, Rnthfm:s s~id.
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<br />The nrst tornado warning came at 1: 2J
<br />J. ,m. for eastern Logan County, and only 23
<br />n'1utes later, all of Eastern Coloradn V::-1S
<br />aler<ed to-the possibility of tornadoes.
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<br />At 2: 10, p,m.,a severe thunde"tolTi1
<br />, .'arning was issued for Jefferson C'),l11ty.
<br />_ ,'estern Arapahoe County, and DIl c[
<br />Venver Comty.
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<br />At 2:21 p,m, the first of several I:Ot.
<br />n~.dl~es struck Denver and moved not-
<br />thward, calj~ing massive destruction.
<br />The tornadoes were part of a storm:
<br />fystem that also carried rain and twit'
<br />r lOl,g the Front Range to Wyoming.
<br />A weather forecaster said the st(\nn \\'a:; ,
<br />triggered by moist air from ~l
<br />thm1dcrstorm in Denver Tuesday :1ii;:~i
<br />ilea tcd by subs e que n t VlH PI
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