Aurora, Colorado tornado

[sjeberling]

Aurora, CO

Lots of damage, major gas leaks, unknown number of injuries.
mass evacuations at Southland Mall area

good luck everyone stay safe.

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[XOKCowboy]

1. All safe over here in Arvada...

I just got back from the store. Just a little sprinkle and broken clouds. I saw the Tornado Warning on TV and it was dark to the north and east.

I hope everyone is safe..

[eleny]

9. Same here in north Lakewood

Tame weather with just a little bit of hail earlier.

:hi:

[tridim]

2. Got some pea sized hail here.

And one of those high storms where it thunders constantly for an hour.

Only damage is a few holes in my pepper plant's leaves.

[Creena]

3. Er...

As a future resident of possibly Aurora or Glendale, are tornadoes like this common? I'm accustomed to earthquakes and wildfires, but tornadoes...yikes! :scared:

[tridim]

5. They're pretty rare here unless you're living out on the eastern plains.

[Creena]

7. Oh, good.

Everyone said the same...it's a rather rare event for the Front Range.

[XOKCowboy]

8. Don't sweat it. I grew up in Tornado Alley...

and tornadoes are only a problem if they're right on top of you. I'm 10 miles away from Aurora and the sun was shining here. They're very localized.

[uppityperson]

4. k&r, good luck. Looks like Scotts Bluff NE got one also

[MineralMan]

6. It's all relative...

We have tornados in Minnesota, too, but I look around as I drive through St. Paul, and see how many houses there are here that have stood, undamaged for over a century. Yes, there is a risk, but...

Same thing everywhere. Floods, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes. There is no risk-free place on this planet. It's all part of living in a chaotic environment. You can do your best to build safe buildings, and that's about it. That's why almost every house here has a basement. I go into mine at least a couple of times a year when the tornado sirens go off. There it is. That's where I live. Before I moved here I lived about 50 air miles from the San Andreas fault. :shrug: