Flagler, CO Multiple Close Range Landspout Tornadoes – 5/28/2018

On May 28, 2018, a cluster of severe thunderstorms north of Flagler, CO produced at least six landspout tornadoes, several of which were long-lasting. This package includes many of those tornadoes documented at close range in rural Kit Carson County, CO.

Shot Description

Shot 1. First landspout tornado with rope funnel north of Flagler, CO (wide)
Shot 2. Condensation funnel of first landspout north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 3. Horizontal, hollow funnel of first landspout north of Flagler (wide/medium)
Shot 4. Second landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 5. Second landspout tornado north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 6. Second landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 7. Second landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 8. Ground circulation of third landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 9. Beginning of twin landspout tornadoes north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 10. Twin landspout tornadoes with stronger tornado in foreground (medium)
Shot 11. Twin landspout tornadoes with stronger tornado in foreground north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 12. Twin landspout tornadoes with stronger tornado in foreground north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 13. Ground circulation of stronger tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 14. Stronger of the twin tornadoes north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 15. Stronger of the twin tornadoes north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 16. Stronger of the twin tornadoes with second tornado in background north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 17. Anticyclonic ground circulation of stronger tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 18. Close-range shot of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 19. Anticyclonic landspout tornado crossing road at close-range north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 20. Extended clip of close-range anticyclonic landspout tornado crossing road with buildings nearby and power-line damage north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 21. Extreme close-range ground circulation of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 22. Extreme close-range anticyclonic tornado in foreground and second landspout in background north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 23. Vertical panorama shot of anticyclonic landspout tornado with second tornado in background (wide)
Shot 24. Violent ground circulation of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 25. Violent suction vortex within main circulation of anticyclonic tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 26. Dissipating anticyclonic tornado in foreground with strengthening second tornado in background north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 27. Violent ground circulation of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 28. Ground circulation of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 29. Ground circulation of anticyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 30. Dissipating anticyclonic tornado with impressive storm structure north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 31. Second of the twin tornadoes (cyclonic; now only one) north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 32. Cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 33. Cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 34. Cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (wide)
Shot 35. Ground circulation of cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 36. Cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 37. Ground circulation of cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 38. Cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 39. Extended clip of close-range cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 40. Ground circulation of extreme close-range cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (tight)
Shot 41. Extreme-close range cyclonic landspout tornado north of Flagler (medium)
Shot 42. Extended clip of extreme-close range cyclonic landspout tornado with ample debris north of Flagler (medium/tight)
Shot 43. Debris from extreme-close range cyclonic landspout tornado engulfing chase vehicle (medium)

SID: Trey Greenwood

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