Got out of work at 2:15pm and drove like a madman out to Genoa, CO and got there in time to see the storm that had been severe warned fall apart and have it's warning cancelled. Back to the west a nice trio of towers were building from east of Agate to Colorado Springs. I reversed directions and headed back to Limon. While getting gas I saw the funnel aloft that was the remnants of the touchdown near Calhan, CO.
Grabbed some fast food and headed back west on I-70 to checkout the now impressive cell that was building over Agate. As I crested the hill at Cedar Point I witnessed the 'tube-nado' that was west of Agate. Very nice cinnamon bun structure where it attached to the RFB of the storm.
Continued west on I-70 and drove into the hail mess that was pounding the area. About 10 cars had blocked both lanes at the Agate underpass leaving a parking lot of 200 other cars that couldn't fit under the underpass. Got off at the Agate exit and drove through town to find a way back east. Ended up in one of those cement single lane underpasses with a farmer and his wife who where protecting thier cars. From there we saw 2-3 more brief tube-nadoes and quarter size hail. Did not see the baseball hail that was reported (thankfully).
Things let up so I headed back east on I-70 and parked at Cedarpoint and watched the storm slide south. Nothing looked very exciting for about 1/2 an hour so I got back on I-70 and headed back towards Denver. I was at the Strausburg exit when I heard the report of the large tornado reported near Simla. Ah - if I only had stuck it out 30 minutes longer! Not bad for an August chase, felt alot like May!
