At least six tornado sightings were reported in eastern Colorado on Sunday afternoon with at least one storm forecasters called “extremely dangerous.”

After multiple tornadoes damaged Colorado communities Sunday, neighbors are beginning the long process of cleanup. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said 17 buildings, including six homes and a solar farm,

The National Weather Service released results from a damage survey Wednesday after a tornado event occurred in the plains to the south and east of Denver on Sunday, May 18.

On Sunday, a tornado in Bennett, Colorado, tore through Pioneer Solar, an 80-megawatt facility owned by a cooperative delivering power to Castle Rock and other nearby communities.

Two of the tornadoes were rated EF2 and struck near Bennett, east of Denver, with winds topping 125 mph. Another strong landspout damaged homes near Elkhorn Ranch.

Although Wyoming is more tornado-proof than tornado-prone, we still get twisters in Wyoming. Funnel clouds were spotted in Laramie County on Sunday

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.

Meteorologist Chris Bianchi explains the difference between landspouts and the supercell tornadoes that hit east of the Denver metro area on Sunday.

Dozens of buildings, including homes, were damaged when tornadoes struck east of the Denver metro area on Sunday.

The National Weather Service on Tuesday morning said preliminary data showed the significant tornadoes were EF2s, meaning between 111 mph to 135 mph wind speeds and “considerable”