This incredible cloud structure was captured north of Wray Monday, May 27, by Thomas Hinterdorfer, an extreme weather chaser and photographer. It was just one of multiple cells that passed through northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska on Memorial Day. — Thomas Hinterdorfer | Extreme Weather Chaser (To view more photos, follow this link to Hinterdorfer's page: https://www.facebook.com/hintoschases/)
Wild Colorado weather doesn’t disappoint
Even though Coloradans know the state has a reputation for unpredictable weather, that doesn’t mean people weren’t taken by surprise with snow, freezing temperatures, tornadoes, hail and rain — all within one week of each other.
Weather put a damper on Memorial Day plans, Monday, May 27, when several rounds of storms went through northeast Colorado.
Rain poured down around dinnertime, with Holyoke recording 1.11 inches of moisture for the day, according to official weather observer Dan Kafka.
Phillips County emergency manager Bob Heldenbrand said the National Weather Service also reported two tornadoes that touched down briefly in Phillips County on Monday. The tornado in the southwest corner of the county near the Yuma County border was accompanied by hail 1 inch in diameter, while another tornado southeast of Holyoke by the Colorado-Nebraska state line had 2.5-inch-diameter hail.
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