Tornado Producing Supercell Erupts Off of the Rocky Mountains
On Tuesday June 19th, Storm Chasers Aaron Jayjack and Reed Timmer tracked supercells erupting off of the Rocky Mountains eastward across the eastern side of the Denver metro area. These storms would eventually produce a beautiful bright white elephant trunk tornado near the towns of Keenesburg and Prospect Valley, Colorado.
No damage or injuries were reported as this tornado touched down in open fields just outside the Denver metro area.
Video of the tornado below from both Aaron and Reed:
The storm would first go severe warned near the area of Fort Lupton, Colorado around 1:45 PM MDT. Here, Storm Chaser Aaron Jayjack captures video of the storms near Fort Lupton at 2:09 MDT.
It would quickly become tornado warned with a menacing look.
Before producing a tornado, this storm would produce golf ball and bigger sized hail:
Reed captures video just before the storm produced a tornado:
GoPro timelapse of tornado from maturity to ropeout:
4K 360 Degree video of the tornado: