Videos: Eight tornadoes reported in Denver area, see clips of monster storms

Yesterday around this time, we shared videos of a severe weather that dumped leaf-shredding hail over the Denver area on Tuesday. But that was a mere prelude to yesterday's meteorological event, which reportedly spawned eight tornadoes that touched down in locations such as east Denver, west Aurora, Watkins and Byers...
By Michael Roberts
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Yesterday around this time, we shared videos of a severe weather that dumped leaf-shredding hail over the Denver area on Tuesday. But that was a mere prelude to yesterday’s meteorological event, which reportedly spawned eight tornadoes that touched down in locations such as east Denver, west Aurora, Watkins and Byers and caused significant flight delays at DIA.

We’ve gathered together a collection of clips from storm chasers and just plain folks awed by what was happening before their eyes. Check them out below.

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Continue to see more videos of storms that produced eight reported tornadoes in the Denver area yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU16IfZYdas

Continue to see more videos of storms that produced eight reported tornadoes in the Denver area yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcwMxuCJ68I

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More from our News archive circa May 21: “Videos: See Denver hail storm shred leaves and more.”

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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