Tornado spun up during storm merger south/southwest of my position 3 miles south of Bethune; tornado initiated at 5:10pm, dissipated at 5:12pm.
Tornado #497 • September 19, 2026 – Bethune, Colorado
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Chase Log: September 19, 2026
Two Brief Tornadoes, Tons of Hail, and Great Lightning
Eastern Colorado (456 miles)
Followed a long-track supercell east from Bennett along I-70 to Burlington, Colorado, documented a brief landspout, a storm-merger tornado, tons of accumulating hail, and shot some lightning to end the day!
• TORNADOES: 2
• MAX HAIL: 1.25"
• FLOODING: Not Observed
• DAMAGE: Observed
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