PROWERS COUNTY, Colo. — A tornado destroyed a home in southeastern Colorado Friday.
According to a release from the Prowers County Commissioners, the county experienced a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon that produced at least one tornado that touched down 15 miles south of the town of Granada.
The Prowers County Sheriff's Office received reports of damage in the area of County Road 25 and County Road R, the release said, and deputies who responded confirmed that a home, as well as some outbuildings and vehicles, were destroyed. Around eight cows were killed.
The release said the family took shelter in the basement and were not hurt.
Power is out in parts of Prowers County, especially in and around Granada, and crews are working to make repairs.
The National Weather Service has yet to do an official damage survey but they said the initial estimate is that it will be rated an EF-3, which would make it the strongest tornado to touch down in Colorado since 2015 in Berthoud.
An EF-3 tornado is characterized by windspeeds between 136 and 165 mph.
This came just a day after a rare tornado touched down in Highlands Ranch causing EF-1 damage with windspeeds as strong as 105 mph.
There has now been 106 tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service this year in Colorado. That's the most warnings since 110 were issued by Jun. 25 in 2015, and it's more warnings than past 3 years combined.
Granada is a small town located about 140 driving miles east of Pueblo and 18 miles east of Lamar, the county seat of Prowers County.
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