Monday 9 May 2016

Tornadoes hit Colo.; more storms today in Plains


 


Watch:   colorado Tornado 2 
Coloardo Tornado 
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 At least a dozen trailers were knocked over by the tornado near Empire Reservoir outside Wiggins, Colorado. Amazingly no one was seriously hurt. VPC

Severe storms and tornadoes lashed eastern Colorado Saturday, damaging property but causing no fatalities. Overall, there were 15 reports of tornadoes, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
More storms are forecast to batter the Plains on Sunday and Monday.One twister injured five people in Wray, Colo.
Several trailers were also toppled near Wiggins, Colo., Saturday afternoon after the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado had touched down in the area.
"We had no idea it was a tornado," said Jeanne Welham, who was in one of the toppled trailers. "We prayed and we were grateful that the weather was not so good this weekend, because I'm afraid that if everybody wouldv'e been here lives would've been lost."

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