Published: May 8,2016
Severe
weather impacted the Plains states on Sunday just a day after five
tornadoes were confirmed to have hit Colorado on Saturday.
Here's a state by state round up of the severe weather this weekend.
Colorado
One
twister touched down north of Wray in Yuma County Saturday evening,
leaving five people with minor injuries and causing damage to some
buildings and other structures, National Weather Service (NWS) Science
and Operations officer Jeremy Martin told the Associated Press. The
tornado was rated EF2 by the NWS after the damage was surveyed on
Sunday.
The tornado caused damage from County 37 to
County Road 42 near Highway 385, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office told
KDVR. Residents and travelers have been urged to not travel north on
Highway 385, which had to be closed down due to downed fences and loose
livestock.
Locals took to social media to post photos
and videos of the damages and the storm, which almost appeared to
resemble a mushroom cloud.
Somehow the few people who were in this area were in campers that weren't tossed by the tornado. Crazy. #Fox31 #cowx
Earlier that day, a tornado caused
some minor injuries and left about a dozen motorhomes damaged in nearby
Morgan County. According to Morgan County Sheriff James Crone, most of
the mobile residences were unoccupied and everyone refused medical care.
Have you seen this crazy close-up of the #tornado in Morgan County? WATCH: http://bit.ly/1Oid8az #CoWX
A #tornado tears though Morgan County-shattering homes & vehicles. At 10, the chances of more storms on Sunday#cowx
The tornado began in Weld County
near Interstate 76 before moving into Morgan County and was rated EF2 by
the National Weather Service. In addition to the motorhomes, vehicles
were damaged and trees were downed, scattering debris on the ground.
Trees
and irrigation systems were also uprooted and tennis ball-sized hail
was reported in many parts of Denver's metro area, according to The
Denver Post.
Kansas
At
least two brief tornadoes were reported in northwest Kansas Sunday
afternoon. There are no reports of significant damage at this time.
Sunday
evening, NWS confirmed a large and extremely dangerous tornado was
spotted 5 miles southeast of Codell. Golf ball-sized hail was also
reported.
Nebraska
A tornado was reported near Indianola late Sunday afternoon.
@weatherchannel Tornado near Indianola NE, saw this driving home crazy!!!
Oklahoma
A brief tornado was reported near Marlow early Sunday evening.
Street
flooding was reported in the city of Lawton and users took to social
media to show vehicles in water up to their tires. NWS Norman reported
that cars were becoming stranded. A wind gust to 64 mph was also
reported in Lawton.
From Pamela Copeland at Central Mall in Lawton. Bad flooding ongoing - stay home if you can! #okwx #okflood #lawton
Texas
Large
hail and strong winds impacted the Abilene, Texas, area Sunday
afternoon. Wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported near Abilene.
Hail as large as baseballs were reported in Hawley.
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