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Additional Tornado Pix

Additional Tornado Pix

The following are additional pictures of the impact and damage done to the Prowers County Area by the two tornadoes that struck during the overnight hours of April 27, 2012.  Thanks to John Robinson and Vincent Gearhart for their photographic contributions to this addition and to the Prowers Journal’s original article.  Thanks too, to every responder who stepped up to the plate to get our town back in working order following the storms.  From the light … Read entire article »

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Three S.E. Colorado Counties Struck by Five Tornadoes

Three S.E. Colorado Counties Struck by Five Tornadoes

Five tornadoes swept through southeast Colorado the night of Friday, April 27, knocking down numerous power lines, damaging or destroying several homes and buildings and causing, fortunately, only minor injuries to some area residents. The preliminary report from the National Weather service in Pueblo said there were two tornadoes in Prowers County, two in Kiowa County and one in Bent County.  The tornado southwest of Lamar has been rated EF2, with 115 mph winds.  Another EF2 … Read entire article »

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