Tornadoes in Northern Colorado

Yesterday was my first experience with tornadoes in Northern Colorado. Having lived in Kansas and then in Illinois, I didn’t even give it a second thought when there were thunderstorms in the area yesterday. I assumed that tornado sirens were in place and functioning.

I assumed wrong. My son and I were in his bedroom and I was reading to him. We had the windows cracked so let in some fresh air. Suddenly my ears felt just a little strange and I noticed there was no wind blowing. I stopped reading and looked out the window. Although I didn’t see anything unusual, I was able to hear that someone was playing their radio very loudly and it sounded like a weather announcement. I just caught the words tornado warning.

Both of us headed for the basement right away and took a radio with us. Come to find out, there were tornadoes all around us. Unfortunately, we now know that there was one fatality and that Windsor, Colorado took the brunt of the tornado hit. It was amazing that more people weren’t killed since there were apparently no sirens sounded in the Windsor area.

In retrospect, I also found myself wondering what would have happened in a tornado like that to a pile of tailings at an in situ uranium mining site–like the one proposed for Nunn, CO. My builder says that a huge pile of dirt he had next to one of his homesites (near one of the touchdowns in our area) was completed scattered for miles around. The house it was next to was absolutely covered and splattered with the dirt/mud mixture.

Imagine what it would do with radioactive tailings!

I urge you to continue monitoring the mining situation in CO or where ever you call home.

For more on the tornadoes visit:

Northeastern Colorado Tornado Response - Please call United Way’s 2-1-1 to volunteer or donate to the victims of the Northeastern Colorado Tornadoes. Colleen Carey is a 5th Grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary School in Windsor, CO. Here is her story: …

Comms down for a bit and update from Windsor, CO tornado - Sorry about the lack of updates but my concast has been down since yesterday and isn’t expected to be back up for a bit due to the tornado that hit about 1.5 mi east of where I am. All is cool,… [[ This is a content summary only. …

Video footage of the Windsor, Colorado tornado - Amazing.

Photos of tornado damage in Windsor, CO - Pretty amazing photos from the huge tornado that hit there earlier today.

Tornado Demolishes Windsor, CO - A huge tornado ripped through Windsor, Colorado, just before lunch yesterday, destroying much of the town of 19000. Miraculously, only one person was killed, a camper at a former missile silo now turned into a campground, …

The Salvation Army: DISASTER NEWS: Northern Colorado Tornado … - … (mobile kitchens) following the tornadoes in northern Colorado. The canteens will be serving beverages, snacks and meals to the first responders and tornado survivors, located at the Windsor Recreation Center, 250 11th St. Windsor, CO.