I ended up chasing the mother of all storms today, or so it seemed. After taking a beating in Lakewood with the hailstorm that ripped through Central Denver, I scurried along I-76 heading northeast to intercept a series of storms that dumped some hail. Water was sweeping over CO-52 east of Prospect Valley, so I had to divert to continue my trek eastward. I jumped back on I-76 as warning died.. continuing my trek along I-76, I was minding my own when a TORNADO WARNING went up with radar indicating a tornado literally right over my head. Some rotating clouds disappeared into the incredibly heavy rain (no real hail to speak of).
I jumped off onto Hwy. 6 and popped into Sterling about the time a tornado was touching down. I waited the rain to ease and lights and sirens led the way into the damaged city. A roof was blown off a car dealership and smashed down on several cars. Many trees came down as well, crashing onto houses and cars in the residential areas along the north side of town.
After shooting some vid, I continued into Ogallala, NE where I have pitched camp for the night in anticipation of tomorrow's Nebraska action. Quite the day for chasers here in Colorado, as this picked up where Monday left off in Wheat Ridge.
More details and pics later...