Pikes Peak (Near Colorado Springs) - National weather service confirms rare touchdown of tornado about 9,000 ft. Wind speed of 108 MPH recorded [archive in comment]

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Pikes Peak (Near Colorado Springs) - National weather service confirms rare touchdown of tornado about 9,000 ft. Wind speed of 108 MPH recorded [archive in comment] (www.denverpost.com)

Not much to say here. This happens from time to time but is rare. Some have been recorded at higher altitude even at Pikes Peak.

Archive: https://archive.is/Hd6h8

From the post: "Mountainous areas typically have cooler, more stable air and lack the conditions to support a tornado. When tornadoes do happen, they tend to be weaker on the EF scale, ranging from zero to five.

But with the perfect storm, a tornado can touch down anywhere in Colorado, including the Rocky Mountains.

Thursday’s tornado touched down on Pikes Peak at 2 p.m., just above 9,000 feet in elevation. Meteorologists estimate the storm reached wind speeds of 108 mph along its 2.18-mile path."

Not much to say here. This happens from time to time but is rare. Some have been recorded at higher altitude even at Pikes Peak. Archive: https://archive.is/Hd6h8 From the post: "Mountainous areas typically have cooler, more stable air and lack the conditions to support a tornado. When tornadoes do happen, they tend to be weaker on the EF scale, ranging from zero to five. But with the perfect storm, a tornado can touch down anywhere in Colorado, including the Rocky Mountains. Thursday’s tornado touched down on Pikes Peak at 2 p.m., just above 9,000 feet in elevation. Meteorologists estimate the storm reached wind speeds of 108 mph along its 2.18-mile path."

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