Residents in Bennett and Elbert County were left cleaning up damage Monday after a swath of tornadoes blew through the area Sunday afternoon. The storms damaged or destroyed 36 structures, and no injuries were reported in either area.
The tornado in Bennett touched down at least three times and left 17 homes or structures with damage, according to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s officials. Officials said six of the structures were homes.
A video posted on X by a KOA News reporter showed a farm near the intersection of East 72nd Avenue and Provost Road north of Bennett with damaged buildings and debris. The reporter, Nia Bender, said the homeowner reported a large structure near the back of his property, where he stored a mobile home and classic cars, was hit, blowing the mobile home into a field and damaging the vehicles.
In Elbert County, 19 homes in the Elkhorn neighborhood were damaged by a separate tornado, according to a social media post from the Elizabeth Fire Protection District.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Survey Team also was out assessing damage in those areas Monday, a social media post said. The agency also hoped to determine the tornadoes’ EF ratings by Monday afternoon, the post said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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