4:00 pm Saturday UPDATE
The NWS Pueblo notes in its survey that "the tornado was on the ground for 0.92 miles with an estimated 400-yard wide path of damage. Approximately 300 trees were uprooted and snapped with one home sustaining a broken window."
2:00 pm Saturday UPDATE
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has conducted its damage survey and is still compiling results. Their preliminary rating is EF-1 with max winds of 100 mph. Most of the damage was done to trees which were uprooted or snapped. Other details such as the tornado path will be released later this afternoon.
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A tornado was reported on Friday, August 9th in Teller County, about 4 miles NNE of Cripple Creek, near HWY 67.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pueblo confirms with News 5 that they have photographic and video evidence of the tornado that occurred sometime between 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
On Saturday, Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams posted on Facebook describing the tornado. In a phone call with News 5, he told our newsroom that there were no injuries but it was quite an event.
He says the tornado happened around 3 p.m. Friday on his property outside of Divide near Highway 67. He was alone at home at the time and damaged around 20 acres of trees and an outbuilding on his property.
He is thankful for the quick response from all local emergency personnel in the area and the outpouring of support he has received from the Teller County community.
A team from the NWS and NOAA will conduct a damage survey on Saturday to determine the strength and path of the tornado.
We will update this article once that survey is complete.
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