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Flash Flood — Denver, CO

Jun 24, 2015

Two colliding outflow boundaries merged over east Denver and northwest Aurora at the height of rush hour. The collision quickly spawned a severe thunderstorm that produced an EF1 tornado, damaging hail, torrential rain and flash flooding. The tornado touched down in east Denver and west Aurora. The tornado first touched down near Quebec and 6th Ave. It then moved east northeast across the Lowry Campus into the west part of Aurora. The tornado then lifted near Mount Nebo Memorial Park. Some hom

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 574126). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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