Tornado near Hovenweep National Monument

[John Farley]

There was a big-time supercell tornado today near Hovenweep National Monument in eastern Utah. Apparently, actually there were two. One or both may have also crossed into Colorado. This only about 3 hours from where I live in Pagosa Springs. I knew there could be severe storms, but never imagined anything quite like this, so never considered anything except a local chase if the storms got much closer, which they did not.. Here is a media report with some pictures and video:

MSN

More here: Two large tornadoes touch down in southern Utah

 

[John Farley]

There were two nearly stationary tornadoes. The first was on the ground for 15 minutes with little or no movement, rated EF-U. The second was rated EF-2 and was on the ground for 47 minutes, moving only about a mile. See link below for more detail:

IEM :: PNS from NWS GJT

PNS issued by NWS GJT at 18 Sep 2025 17:03 UTC

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