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Tornadoes Hit Northern Colorado

May 23, 2008 |  Tagged , , |

Northern Colorado was devastated by tornadoes yesterday. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Windsor, which is only five miles southeast of where I work in Fort Collins.

Tornadoes are not that common in this area, but they do happen. A very good friend of my wife and former co-worker of mine lives in the area that was hit very hard. The house next door was completely destroyed. 9 News Colorado has some video and a slide show of the tornadoes & the aftermath. The damage of our friend’s house is shown in these pictures of her neighborhood.

Windsor Tornado #74

Windsor Tornado #82

Over 100 homes were damaged or destroyed yesterday, and there was one life lost. My friend and her family are all ok, but have a difficult few months ahead of them as they struggle to recover.

The 9 news webpage listed above has contact information for those that want to provide assistance. Please be in prayer for the victims of this tragedy. We thank God that it wasn’t worse than it was.


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  1.    Night Twister on May 24, 2008 3:43 pm

    I went to my friend’s house today to help them pack everything up and put it in storage. The pictures on the internet cannot possibly show how terrible things are there.

    The inside of the house looks like it was blasted with a mud plaster gun. Fortunately, most of their belongings were ok.

    There were many, many people out giving assistance to the homeowners. Coloradans know how to help their neighbor in times of trouble.

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