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Flooding Threat Along the Gulf Coast, Southern Rockies and High Plains; Cooler Weather in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Overview


This page will be updated when additional details are gathered.

Summary of the storm that occurred Friday afternoon, March 29th:

The morning after the episode occurred, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist and the Meteorologist-in-Charge from the National Weather Service in Pueblo traveled to Falcon, Colorado to conduct a damage survey. 

A relatively weak supercell thunderstorm developed over north-central El Paso County, Colorado after 3:00 PM on March 29th. Thereafter, as mid-level rotation increased in the storm, it advanced southeast between Falcon and Peyton. A severe thunderstorm warning with a "tornado possible" tag was issued at 4:06 PM by the NWS in Pueblo, CO. By around 4:15 PM, the storm had produced a weak mesocyclone tornado in northern parts of Falcon, as was evidenced by numerous photos and videos. The greatest tornado damage was limited to flipped RVs/campers and damage to the wall of a residence. No severe hail was reported with this storm. The damage survey concluded EF-0 tornado damage with estimated wind speeds up to 85 mph. According to data archives dating back to 1951, this appears to be the first reported tornado in El Paso County in the month of March. Temperatures were only in the mid 40s ahead of the tornado, and snow fell across the tornado path shortly after the storm moved through.

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Mesocyclone Tornado near Falcon, Colorado
Photo Courtesy of Kerry Louise Boucher
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