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The National Weather Service completed an assessment of the damage caused during yesterday\u2019s severe weather in the Denver metro area. They determined that a tornado did indeed touch down and was responsible for the bulk of the damage in Aurora.<\/p>\n
The service said the twister was on the ground for 2.8 miles as it passed through Aurora. It however was not a wide tornado only reaching a maximum of 50 yards. Maximum winds were estimated at 86 to 90 mph giving it an EF-1 rating.<\/p>\n
The complete text from the National Weather Service statement follows:<\/p>\n
NOUS45 KBOU 251829 CCA\r\nPNSBOU\r\nCOZ030>051-260600-\r\n\r\nPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED ENDING TIME\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER, CO\r\n1148 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2015\r\n\r\n...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06\/24\/2015 TORNADO EVENT... \r\n\r\n.EAST DENVER\/WEST AURORA TORNADO...\r\n\r\nRATING: EF-1\r\nESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 86-90 MPH\r\nPATH LENGTH \/STATUTE\/: 2.8 MILES\r\nPATH WIDTH \/MAXIMUM\/: 50 YARDS\r\nFATALITIES: 0\r\nINJURIES: 0\r\n\r\nSTART DATE: 06-24-2015\r\nSTART TIME: 4:48 PM\r\nSTART LOCATION: 39.724808\/-104.900896\r\n\r\nEND DATE: 06-24-2015\r\nEND TIME: 5:10 PM\r\nEND LOCATION: 39.736784\/-104.851191\r\n\r\nON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH BETWEEN 4:48PM AND 5:10 PM, A TORNADO\r\nTOUCHED DOWN IN EAST DENVER AND WEST AURORA. THE TORNADO FIRST\r\nTOUCHED DOWN NEAR QUEBEC AND 6TH AVE. IT THEN MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST\r\nACROSS THE LOWRY CAMPUS INTO THE WEST PART OF AURORA. THE TORNADO\r\nTHEN LIFTED NEAR MOUNT NEBO MEMORIAL PARK. BASED ON TREE DAMAGE\r\nTHERE WAS LOW END EF1 WITH WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED IN THE 86-90 MPH\r\nRANGE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE TORNADO WAS IN THE EF0\r\nRANGE.SOME HOMES HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WITH ONE FORMER APARTMENT\r\nBUILDING ON THE LOWRY CAMPUS HAVING SOME HIGHER END ROOF DAMAGE WITH\r\nESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 86-90 MPH RANGE.THE TORNADO PATH\r\nLENGTH BASED ON DAMAGE POINTS WAS 2.8 MILES AND THE WIDTH WAS LESS\r\nTHAN 50 YARDS.\r\n\r\nEF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES\r\nTORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.\r\n\r\nEF0...WEAK...... 65 TO 85 MPH\r\nEF1...WEAK...... 86 TO 110 MPH\r\nEF2...STRONG.... 111 TO 135 MPH\r\nEF3...STRONG.... 136 TO 165 MPH\r\nEF4...VIOLENT... 166 TO 200 MPH\r\nEF5...VIOLENT... >200 MPH\r\n\r\nNOTE:\r\nTHE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO\r\nCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN\r\nNWS STORM DATA.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Weather Service completed an assessment of the damage caused during yesterday\u2019s severe weather in the Denver metro area. They determined that a tornado did indeed touch down and was responsible for the bulk of the damage in Aurora. The service said the twister was on the ground for 2.8 miles as it passed … Continue reading Aurora, Colorado tornado rated EF-1<\/span>