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We just got an emergency alert notification - Tornado Warning
08 Jun 2014 15:17 - 19 Sep 2016 01:20 #13
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Pictures submitted to
CBS4Denver
over the past few hours:
@CBSDenver · 3h
@CBSDenver · 2h
@CBSDenver · 1h
@CBSDenver · 27m
@CBSDenver · 18m
Edit to add:
@BrianBledsoe · 7h
@CBSDenver · 3h
#BREAKING: Pic of tornado 3 miles outside Fairplay from David Wilson. Park County dispatch confirms.
@CBSDenver · 2h
Funnel cloud at Spinney Mtn Reservoir in Park County, taken 11:45am, Stuart C. Andrews. #cowx http://denver.cbslocal.com
@CBSDenver · 1h
RT @kktv11news: #BREAKING: Thanks to Debbie Gregory for sharing this pic of a funnel cloud in the Lake George area.
@CBSDenver · 27m
Terri Winter's shot of tornado near Fairplay; 2 touchdowns ~11am in that area confirmed by Park County SO. #cowx
@CBSDenver · 18m
Tornado damage at RV park nr Lake George, per Park Cnty SO. No injuries. (Pic of funnel, Teller County, Lori Flint)
Edit to add:
@BrianBledsoe · 7h
Taken just east/north of Hartsel around 11am by Laura Rhodes. Snow capped mountains and #tornado #cowx
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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08 Jun 2014 15:51 - 19 Sep 2016 01:21 #15
by MountainTownAlerts
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From
KRDO NewsChannel 13 / KRDO.com
16 mins
https://www.facebook.com/KRDONewsChanne ... =1&theater
We have crews across the region this afternoon.
This photo is of the damage at an RV park near Lake George.
https://www.facebook.com/KRDONewsChanne ... =1&theater
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08 Jun 2014 16:49 - 11 Dec 2016 01:54 #16
by MountainTownAlerts
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http://parkco.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=162
Posted on: June 8, 2014
Press Release - Tornado
This morning at 11:04 am a severe thunderstorm was passing through the Fairplay and Hartsel area of Park County.
At this time Park County Communications’ received multiple reports of a tornado on the ground moving northeast in the area of Black Mountain. Emergency responders monitored the tornado. An emergency alert notification call was made to residence within a 30 mile radius of Fairplay. This tornado touched down and we do have reports of damaged structures.
Park County Sheriff’s deputies, Fairplay Police, South Park Ambulance, Northwest Fire and Hartsel Fire began to check subdivisions for injured people and to report on damage.
At about 12:28 pm hours another tornado was reported just north of the Eleven Mile State Park heading northeast toward Lake George. A second emergency alert notification call was immediately sent out to residents within a 30 mile radius of the reported location. This Tornado was reportedly moving at 10-15 miles per hour. At this time reports were received that another tornado was forming in the Fairplay area. The second Fairplay tornado did not touch down.
At approximately 12:39 Sheriff Wegener reported the third tornado had just struck Lake George. Several structures were damaged. Emergency responders are currently working to assess damage and check for any injured people in Lake George area
No injuries have been reported. There are reports of structural damage in the area.
We will provide more information as we receive it. The National Weather Service has reported that a second storm will enter Park County within the hour; however, it is not expected to be as severe.
3:45 pm
At this time, the danger from severe storms appears to have passed out of Park County. We have no reports of injuries and the only evacuations were associated with the tornado in Lake George. Those who should need shelter will be able to go to the Lake George Community Center for lodging and assistance.
Contact Information
Undersheriff Monte Gore
(719) 839-1181
Park County Public Information Officer Linda Balough
lbalough@parkco
(719) 836-4298
Posted on: June 8, 2014
Press Release - Tornado
This morning at 11:04 am a severe thunderstorm was passing through the Fairplay and Hartsel area of Park County.
At this time Park County Communications’ received multiple reports of a tornado on the ground moving northeast in the area of Black Mountain. Emergency responders monitored the tornado. An emergency alert notification call was made to residence within a 30 mile radius of Fairplay. This tornado touched down and we do have reports of damaged structures.
Park County Sheriff’s deputies, Fairplay Police, South Park Ambulance, Northwest Fire and Hartsel Fire began to check subdivisions for injured people and to report on damage.
At about 12:28 pm hours another tornado was reported just north of the Eleven Mile State Park heading northeast toward Lake George. A second emergency alert notification call was immediately sent out to residents within a 30 mile radius of the reported location. This Tornado was reportedly moving at 10-15 miles per hour. At this time reports were received that another tornado was forming in the Fairplay area. The second Fairplay tornado did not touch down.
At approximately 12:39 Sheriff Wegener reported the third tornado had just struck Lake George. Several structures were damaged. Emergency responders are currently working to assess damage and check for any injured people in Lake George area
No injuries have been reported. There are reports of structural damage in the area.
We will provide more information as we receive it. The National Weather Service has reported that a second storm will enter Park County within the hour; however, it is not expected to be as severe.
3:45 pm
At this time, the danger from severe storms appears to have passed out of Park County. We have no reports of injuries and the only evacuations were associated with the tornado in Lake George. Those who should need shelter will be able to go to the Lake George Community Center for lodging and assistance.
Contact Information
Undersheriff Monte Gore
(719) 839-1181
Park County Public Information Officer Linda Balough
lbalough@parkco
(719) 836-4298
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08 Jun 2014 19:46 - 19 Sep 2016 01:23 #18
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Tornadoes tear through mountain towns
- Video
Olivia Wilmsen, Multimedia Journalist,
POSTED: 07:27 PM MDT Jun 08, 2014
Olivia Wilmsen, Multimedia Journalist,
POSTED: 07:27 PM MDT Jun 08, 2014
PARK AND TELLER COUNTIES, Colo. -
It was another wild weekend of weather in Colorado. Tornadoes touched down in several spots Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2014.
One of at least two twisters spotted, the first touched down in Fairplay. Then, another touched down near Lake George.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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08 Jun 2014 21:28 - 19 Sep 2016 01:24 #20
by MountainTownAlerts
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Per
KOAA 5
https://www.facebook.com/KOAA/photos/a. ... =1&fref=nf
They also had a viewer, Shaylee Tomlinson, who posted this photo from Wilkerson Pass:
Six of seven RVs at the Lake George Cabins and RV park destroyed by the tornado in Park County.
https://www.facebook.com/KOAA/photos/a. ... =1&fref=nf
They also had a viewer, Shaylee Tomlinson, who posted this photo from Wilkerson Pass:
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