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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
1154 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/27/26 TORNADO EVENT
8 SOUTHEAST SILVER CLIFF TORNADO
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.11 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 5 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/27/26
START TIME: 3:55 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 7.96 MILES ESE OF SILVER CLIFF, COLORADO
START LAT/LON: 38.1285/-105.2979
END DATE: 08/27/26
END TIME: 3:56 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 7.99 MILES ESE OF SILVER CLIFF, COLORADO
END LAT/LON: 38.127/-105.2972
SURVEY SUMMARY: DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS OF AUGUST 28TH,
2026, A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE WET
MOUNTAINS, AND SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. ONE OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED ALONG THE WESTERN FLANKS OF THE WET
MOUNTAINS WOULD GO ON TO PRODUCE A QUICK AND SHORT-LIVED TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 328
AND COUNTY ROAD 356. BASED ON A REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
THIS TORNADO WAS ONLY BRIEFLY IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. GIVEN
WHERE THE TORNADO DEVELOPED, AND THE BRIEF NATURE OF IT, THE
TORNADO CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO ANY SURROUNDING TREES OR STRUCTURES.
GIVEN NO KNOWN DAMAGE, THIS TORNADO WILL BE RATED EF-UNKOWN
(EF-U).RADAR DATA, VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE INFORMATION
FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WERE USED TO MAKE A BEST ESTIMATE FOR
START AND END LOCATIONS AND TIMES.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>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.
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