Photos: Extreme weather rolls through Denver area
(Photo: Courtesy of Laura Carpenter)Tornado sirens sounded across the Denver area Wednesday afternoon as severe storms created reports of several tornadoes. Denver International Airport grounded several flights and diverted incoming traffic to Colorado Springs.
National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Cooper says at least six tornadoes were observed with no reports of damage. A tornado watch for areas along the Front Range and the eastern plains expires at 8 p.m. MT, according to the National Weather Service.
Many weather enthusiasts and local residents took to social media to tell the story of Wednesday's storms. Here's a collection of what they saw:
Nice shot by @NicoleRThorp of earlier tornado warned storm near Watkins, CO #cowx #denver pic.twitter.com/h915AbJu0c
— Jason Keller (@jasonkellerpt) May 21, 2014
Picture from Denver Airport under tornado warning right now via @SarahMillett !!!! pic.twitter.com/SLDYKll0ek
— Matt Coker (@StormCoker) May 21, 2014
18 Flights have been diverted from DIA to COS due to bad weather over DIA. pic.twitter.com/m76Xh0hscm
— Heather Skold (@HeatherSkold13) May 21, 2014
The storm left some hail on the ground here at the hospital. #cowx pic.twitter.com/sxkCGCtzHV
— UCH Media (@uchmedia) May 21, 2014
Cars stuck in piles of hail on Tower Road pic.twitter.com/ldW8ZiASsr
— NewsRadio 850 KOA (@850KOA) May 21, 2014
Whoa check out this photo from Instagram #cowx pic.twitter.com/UBAaTe7NG3
— Nevin deMilliano (@SwiftChaser) May 21, 2014
Tornado to our southwest looking towards the Denver airport. pic.twitter.com/Nnp4uGJq1w
— Jeff Bulin (@EXTREMECHASER) May 21, 2014MT: BREAKING-Hail from Denver Int'l from a #tornado warned storm. #cowx pic.twitter.com/ea10e8Dv7W via@MaxM_WX
— Cynthia Izaguirre (@wfaaizzy) May 21, 2014Scene at Denver International Airport where a tornado warning continues - pic.twitter.com/epgpryt6v3 (pic via @SarahMillett)
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) May 21, 2014Tornado warned supercell on the east side of Denver metro area. @TWCBreaking @JimCantore @SimonStormRider pic.twitter.com/4cGsjS1R7O
— Juston Drake (@JustonStrmRider) May 21, 2014MT: BREAKING-Hail from Denver Int'l from a #tornado warned storm. #cowx pic.twitter.com/ea10e8Dv7W via@MaxM_WX
— Cynthia Izaguirre (@wfaaizzy) May 21, 2014Scene at Denver International Airport where a tornado warning continues - pic.twitter.com/epgpryt6v3 (pic via @SarahMillett)
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) May 21, 2014Tornado warned supercell on the east side of Denver metro area. @TWCBreaking @JimCantore @SimonStormRider pic.twitter.com/4cGsjS1R7O
— Juston Drake (@JustonStrmRider) May 21, 2014Dang. RT @weathertogether: Closer image of tornado warned storm east of Denver #COwx pic.twitter.com/6bT8vOGBEn
— Luke Runyon (@LukeRunyon) May 21, 2014#Tornadoes reported by @NOAA now total 4: W Aurora, S Aurora, NE Aurora & Watkins. http://t.co/s9356yMdFn pic.twitter.com/hGksTITc4C
— 7NEWS Denver Channel (@DenverChannel) May 21, 2014#Tornado siren has sounded in Denver; all of our staff and guests have gathered in building basement. #cowx pic.twitter.com/lb9uxgNfIO
— Red Cross Denver (@RedCrossDenver) May 21, 2014Heavy flooding reported at 56th W. of Havana by 7NEWS viewer Tabbatha Spencer. More Images: http://t.co/QBSeIN2pKA pic.twitter.com/zkeWRltSWK
— 7NEWS Denver Channel (@DenverChannel) May 21, 2014STORM PHOTOS: Denver area hit by tornadoes, hail storms, street flooding http://t.co/fkGnSBG789 #cowx pic.twitter.com/hLyXxVNTzG
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) May 21, 2014
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