Tag: Landspout
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Landspout in Franktown damages several businesses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A landspout damaged several businesses in Franktown Monday afternoon, according to a post on X from Franktown Fire. The fast-moving landspout, which is a type of tornado that forms from the ground up, hit near the intersection of Highway 83 and Highway 86. Seven businesses…
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National Weather Service officials investigating Monday’s landspout tornado
A landspout tornado that touched ground three miles northeast of Firestone and wrecked havoc for about 30 minutes has been classified as an EF1 tornado. Although a landspout tornado is much weaker than a traditional tornado, it produced wind gusts of up to 99 mph on Monday. Landspouts also form in a single cell storm…