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28. Taken August 29, 2002

Thu May 30, 2013, 02:21 AM

May 2013

DENVER - AUGUST 29: Two tornado funnels touch down close to downtown during a thunderstorm August 29, 2002 in Denver, Colorado. The August 30 forecast for Colorado calls for clear skies. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images).

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/two-tornado-funnels-touch-down-close-to-downtown-during-a-news-photo/1360000

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Tornado risk goes beyond the 'Alley' [View all] Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 OP

Tornadoes can even occur in Japan Art_from_Ark May 2013 #1

I'm afraid ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #13

Spokane Washington: NEVER a natural disaster. ErikJ May 2013 #26

Think again ... Glacial Lake Missoula Trajan May 2013 #27

Many moons ago yes. ErikJ May 2013 #30

Wow, I wish CNN dated that image. Archaic May 2013 #3

I know lst hand about one right out of truegrit44 May 2013 #4

Yikes! Archaic May 2013 #6

that's what i thought of when i saw this thread fizzgig May 2013 #16

Last year in July. Mt. Evans, 11,900 feet HarveyDarkey May 2013 #23

Yowza. Archaic May 2013 #24

Taken August 29, 2002 greyl May 2013 #28

Wild. That's back when I lived in Loveland. Archaic May 2013 #31

It sure does laundry_queen May 2013 #10

"They follow me" I know that feeling! u4ic May 2013 #25

I remember Pine Lake too laundry_queen May 2013 #29

Yikes! u4ic May 2013 #32

Our house was hit in the Black Hills around 10 years ago newfie11 May 2013 #11

June 9th, 1953 F4 Tornado Worcester, Massachusetts boston bean May 2013 #12

those arent funnels JesterCS May 2013 #15

yes--Denver is in the far end of Tornado Alley, tho (including DIA) librechik May 2013 #17

Those aren't tornados... greytdemocrat May 2013 #18

If you look at the center of the rain shafts you see them. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #19

The caption in the story says it's a thundestorm, not tornadoes. kcr May 2013 #22

They say the New Madrid Fault is overdue for a big quake. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #20

There is some interesting information about the New Madrid Earthquake, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #21