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Today's Denver storm

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Posted by Les Barstow on July 7, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Today's Denver storm
I took this shot near Arapahoe and I-25 in Centennial this afternoon, looking north into the nasty storm that passed through the city.

I was a bit worried at first that I was ringside for a tornado, what with the odd cloud colors and the vertical column of cloud (not to mention the wind was headed that direction, which is very unusual...)

Anyone else have pictures from today's storm?
Posted by Bill Brennan on July 8, 2011 at 9:23 AM
You captured the chaotic nature of the storm. Thankful no tornado.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Dan Walters on July 9, 2011 at 8:39 PM
Wow, those clouds look amazing. Like the different colors in the clouds as well.
Posted by Les Barstow on July 9, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Must be my lucky week for weather watching. I was coming up over the Central City Parkway through today's front line of storms and saw a small cold core funnel cloud forming somewhere near Black Hawk. It lasted about 4 minutes and disappeared just like the tornadoes in Twister - a swirl of clouds and then nothing. Don't think it touched down, but still - first time I've ever seen something I can confirm as a funnel cloud, and it's within a few miles of my home and the last place I ever thought to see one.