Power Outage in Milliken, CO

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail in Logan and Weld counties. Intense winds knocked down trees, power poles and power lines in Logan County. Peak wind gusts ranged anywhere from 60 mph to 80 mph. In Weld County, a severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail.

July 09, 2021

Tornado. The tornado touched down in southern Weld County. There were no injuries, but at least two calves were killed, and several chickens. Several homes lost windows and roofing material. One home lost an entire wall and most of its roof, and an unattached garage was completely destroyed with the car inside flipped on its roof. Nearby outbuildings sustained damage, and one caught fire due to downed power lines. Downed power lines also led to a closure of WCR 21 between Highway 66 and WCR 32.5.

June 07, 2021

A landspout developed in southwest Weld County, 2 miles southwest of Firestone. The tornado traveled north-northeast, and ended 3 miles northwest of Platteville. The tornado reached an intensity of EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with estimated wind speeds of 99 mph. There were no injuries, but at least two calves were killed, and several chickens. The cloud base was so high, the landspout was visible from a distance of 40 miles. ||In total, seven properties sustained damage. Two homes were destroyed, meaning more than 50% of the home sustained damaged, with an estimated loss of those homes at $429,176 Three homes were damaged but not destroyed, with the estimated cost of damage at $101,336. Two businesses were hit, a feedlot and a dairy. The feedlot suffered the loss of two buildings, one was caused by a downed power line and the other from the tornado. Downed power lines led to a closure of Weld County Road 21 between Highway 66 and Weld County Road 32.5. The dairy was hit but had limited damage to roofs and some out buildings. The estimated cost of damage to those businesses had not yet been determined.

June 07, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. Intense thunderstorm wind gusts downed several power poles.

July 13, 2020

Severe thunderstorms produced two tornadoes, along with damaging hail and straight-line winds. Both tornadoes were assigned an EF2 rating. One tornado snapped several power poles, while the other demolished a well constructed pole shed. Very large hail, up to 3.25 inches in diameter in Logan County, damaged vehicles, homes, trees and crops. The storms impacted parts of eastern Boulder, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick and Weld counties.

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