A rare tornado brought wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour to Cripple Creek near Pikes Peak in Colorado last week.
A rare tornado brought winds up to 100 miles per hour to Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, near Colorado's popular Pikes Peak mountain.AccuWeather shared video footage of damage from the storm several days after the tornado struck, noting how rare it is for a tornado to form in high-elevation areas. The location where the tornado struck on Friday is at 10,050 feet in elevation. The video showed felled trees.
'NWS meteorologist Charlie Woodrum told Newsweek that the damage survey team identified around 300 trees that had been snapped, twisted or uprooted in the area. He said there was some minor structural damage to one home.The tornado's path was nearly 1 mile long, and the storm was 400 yards wide. No injuries or deaths were reported.Tornados are rated according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, the NWS said on its website.
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