Tornado In Highlands Ranch Damages Buildings, Downs Trees
A looser spin on radar a few miles south of the tornado may have created funnel clouds.
Around 3:48 p.m., Littleton to Castle Pines reported significant hail, probably golf ball-sized.
The tornado-causing storm hit East Lincoln Avenue and Lone Tree Parkway around 3:49 p.m. The storm was traveling east at 9 mph.
By 4 p.m., all south metro tornado warnings were discontinued as the storm slowed and the tornado lifted.
The National Weather Service estimated an EF-1 tornado track of 6.3 miles.
Meteorologists reviewed twister photographs and may inspect damage on Friday.