PHOTOS: Tornado touches down near Denver airport

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

DENVER — The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed.

There are no immediate reports of damage.

Weather service meteorologist Kyle Fredin says a 97 mph gust was measured at the airport before communications with instruments there were briefly knocked out Tuesday. Dark clouds blanketed parts of the horizon over the plains to the east.

Airport officials say some flights headed to Denver were diverted elsewhere.

Read more: http://amarillo.com/news/severe-weather/2013-06-18/photos-tornado-spotted-near-denver-airport

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[niyad]

1. thanks for the info

[Judi Lynn]

2. Truly ugly cloud. Thanks. n/t

[mountain grammy]

3. Now that's scary looking.

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. Angry

And I thought the cloud that I saw over my house yesterday looked angry. Damn.

Colorado has had their share, lately. Stay safe, everyone.

Edit to add: Does that picture show a micro-burst, as opposed to a tornado on the ground? I just took another look, and there doesn't seem to be a well-defined funnel, at least near the ground. Scary photo.

[mountain grammy]

13. That weird bubble thing looks like a funnel forming

but that does look like a microburst on the ground. Everyone at DIA was directed to tornado shelters. I've seen the signs for them many times.

[politicasista]

4. Very scary

Hope everyone is safe.

[SheilaT]

5. No real surprise here.

I was living in Boulder, CO, when they decided to build that airport. One thing that was pointed out was that the location was a place where tornadoes typically formed. The only surprising thing is that a good tornado hasn't already torn through the airport long since.

[TexasTowelie]

6. There is such a thing as a "good" tornado?

I don't mean to be rude, but ?

[SheilaT]

7. LOL!

Got me there!

I guess I'll have to go with a "good" tornado that simply made a few mistakes.

(Kind of like my son when he got busted for smoking pot, right?)

[pasto76]

10. so they 'typically' form there, but havent yet. beside today

yeah, thats some bullshit there. just because it is out on the plains doesnt mean 'typical'. better evacuate everybody who lives on a flat spot. tornadoes 'typically' form there, and the only surprising thing is that a good tornado hasnt already torn through the airport long since.

[uppityperson]

11. Why the insulting words? There are ways of making a point without them.

[SheilaT]

14. All I can say is that when they were breaking ground

for the airport, the Denver Post happily reported that tornadoes supposedly formed there.

[Ian David]

8. Does it have any sharks in it?

[LeftInTX]

9. That is quite a pic!