8/13/08 NOW: CO

[Verne Carlson]

Just tallked to Michael and Dann who are on the storm in Elbert County. They just had a five minute long duration tube tornado with large cone aloft. Storm is showing a TVS attm and is heading to a boundary. Pics coming!

[Tony Laubach]

Congrats to Dann Cianca for nailing his first ever tornado today in Elbert County! Storm has weakened and the warning was dropped. This tornado likely formed as the storm interacted with a boundary moving across the area.

That boundary has interacted with a cell in northeastern Crowley County and has prompted another tornado warning. The cell has a wicked hook and has a good chance of producing a similar tornado. Michael and Dann are enroute via Hwy 71.

The middle cell may also bear watching as it may also work with the boundary and produce. That definitely is the key ingredient for these tornadoes!