Lightning in Severe Storms Spark Grass Fires, Colorado Springs, CO – 6/26/2020

Supercells with severe hail and gusty winds menace the front range, with lightning sparking grass fires on June 26, 2020 in El Paso County.
Shot Description

00:00 – An emergency vehicle rushes to the scene of a grass fire caused by lightning in eastern El Paso County.

00:08 – Grass fire spreads with cows nearby.

00:16 – Fire crews make their way over rough terrain to the grass fire.

00:25 – Close shot of fire crews surrounding grass fire.

00:35 – Mid shot of fire crews surrounding the grass fire.

00:45 – Emergency vehicles on highway 24.

00:54 – Panned shot of severe storm structure.

01:06 – Heavy rain and hail on road in eastern El Paso county.

01:12 – Wide shot of severe hail falling and hitting road surface.

01:22 – Mid shot of severe hail falling and hitting road surface.

01:28 – Close shot severe hail falling and hitting road surface.

01:32 – Hail accumulation near hood turns to slush as more hail hits windshield.

01:38 – Close shot of slushy hail accumulation on windshield.

01:48 – Cars taking cover under I-25 in western El Paso county as hail falls.

02:07 – Tornado warned storm in north east Colorado Springs near Woodman Rd.

02:15 – Dust from severe wind blows across the city.

02:20 – Scenic view of dust blowing near Woodman Rd.

02:29 – Another view of dust blowing near Woodman Rd.

02:37 – Dust blows over vehicles on Woodman road during severe winds.

02:51 – Another grass fire likely caused by a lightning strike in eastern El Paso County.

03:06 – Various storm structure shots and time lapses in El Paso County.

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