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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
604 PM MDT TUE JUL 23 2019
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JULY 22, 2019 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR WILLIAM AVENUE IN
WESTCLIFFE, CO ON THE EVENING OF JULY 22, 2019, TRAVELING IN
A SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION. A CONTINUOUS PATH OF DAMAGE
WAS SEEN FOR ONE-THIRD OF A MILE BEFORE LIFTING AS IT CROSSED
VISTA DR. NO FURTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS SEEN BEYOND THIS POINT
BUT WITNESSES SAID THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN BEFORE
NEARING WOLF STREET AND THEN LIFTED FOR A FINAL TIME.
MUCH OF THE DAMAGE INCLUDED CANOPIES, CARPORTS, RVS, AND GAZEBOS.
NO PRIMARY RESIDENCE DAMAGE WAS SEEN OUTSIDE OF A FEW MISSING
SHINGLES, PEELED UP METAL ROOFING, AND A FEW BLOWN IN WINDOWS BY
FLYING DEBRIS. ONE CARPORT AWNING WAS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND NEARLY
100 FEET AND THEN CARRIED NEARLY 100 YARDS BEFORE IT WAS DROPPED
ONTO A NEARBY ROOF. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
TORNADO #1
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JULY 22, 2019
START TIME: 5:30 PM MDT
START LOCATION: WESTCLIFFE, CO
START LAT/LON: 38.1949/-105.4571
END DATE: JULY 22, 2019
END TIME: 5:36 PM MDT
END LOCATION: WESTCLIFFE, CO
END_LAT/LON: 38.1981/-105.4645
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
OUR OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNTY AND STATE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE RESIDENTS OF
WESTCLIFFE, CO FOR THEIR HELP AND EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS.
HEAVENER
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