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Several tornadoes touched down Sunday as a line of severe thunderstorms swept Colorado, with one of the twisters hitting near a junior golf tournament in Aurora and injuring a caddy.
Six of the tornadoes struck in northeast Colorado, while two others hit in Park County near Fairplay and Lake George. A Park County spokeswoman said tornadoes there are "very unusual."
The South Park Ranger District said in a statement that Sunday’s tornado in Park County impacted about 50 acres of Forest Service Land and damaged several homes in Lake George. No injuries were reported.
The Aurora Fire Department says a tornado touched down near the Blackstone Country Club southeast of Denver on Sunday, causing one minor injury and flipping an empty trailer.
Here are some photos of Sunday's extreme weather captured by local residents and media organizations:
Tornado starting at Lake George #colorado pic.twitter.com/mUDrXzYJuY
— James Viser (@JamesViser) June 9, 2014
Another view of bubbly clouds following western edge of tornado warning-producing Colorado storm. #COwx pic.twitter.com/wQRoJVrkOn
— Daniel J. Schneider (@schneidan) June 8, 2014
Lots of people seeing the tornadoes in Park and Teller County this afternoon. Impressive! #cowx pic.twitter.com/APNA3zRMME
— Matt Meister (@TheWxMeister) June 8, 2014
Tornado touches down today in Fairplay, Colorado, around 10,000 foot elevation - @9NEWS pic.twitter.com/6joyF38zGl
— BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) June 8, 2014
More from Fairplay & South Park. NWS says no tornado warning was in effect earlier this morning. #9WX pic.twitter.com/gEYiiwe4vD
— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) June 8, 2014
Another view of Park County funnel. Multiple reports and pictures coming in to @9NEWS #9wx https://t.co/04TC1tZwsT pic.twitter.com/fqIJCiNWt9
— Tim Ryan (@timr9news) June 8, 2014
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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