Elbert County homeowner reflects on tornado damage after returning from vacation 02:56. The National Weather Service has begun surveying damage in Colorado from Sunday afternoon's

Social-media users were captivated by the viral footage of the tornado, with one saying, "this is so crazy to see."

EF2 tornadoes reach wind speeds between 111 mph and 135 mph and are marked by “considerable damage,” NWS meteorologists said.

The most comparable tornado in recent Colorado memory was in Highlands Ranch in the summer of 2023. Winds in that event peaked at 105 miles per hour with a tornado rating of EF0-EF1. An estimated 30 structures, including 17 homes, were damaged. That storm was accompanied by tennis ball-sized hail.

Colorado is known to have, on average, over 50 tornadoes a year, but there’s a reason most of them occur in one part of the state.

The tornadoes in the Bennett area and the Elkhorn neighborhood in northwest Elbert County both EF2, meaning the twisters had wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph, according to the weather service.

Last weekend saw some of the most violent tornadoes of the year so far as multiple states across the heartland of America got hit. With storm chasers on

Hundreds of thousands of residents are concerned about fair warning when it comes to tornadoes in Colorado. While some counties have siren systems in place, others rely on alert systems.

We know you have a lot of questions about the weekend tornadoes on Colorado’s eastern plains, so we’re getting answers for you by talking with Carol Walker from the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association.

One of the tragic deaths related to a tornado that struck Laurel Co. on Friday night was a firefighter who died shielding his wife from a tornado. On Friday night at 11:47, Major Leslie Leatherman res