Tornado near Colorado’s Mount Evans rates as second highest on record [View all]

[HarveyDarkey]

With its towering mountains and pristine mountain landscape, Colorado’s high country is not normally associated with tornadoes. Saturday however a rare high altitude twister appeared in the skies and touched down at the second highest altitude a tornado has ever been recorded.

The National Weather Service has confirmed the rare mountain tornado that stunned recreationalists in the area at 2:51pm Saturday, July 28. Using photos submitted by park visitors and first-hand accounts, the service said they estimated the tornado touched down 1.75 miles northeast of Mount Evans

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