Caught On Tape: Twin Twisters

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Published: Fri, May 23, 2008 - 7:11 am
Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2008 - 7:23 am
Wild weather pounded much of Southern California Thursday - including rare tornados that touched down near March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley resident Jim Jereczek caught two twisters on tape as they raged near the base, tossing a big rig onto its side in the middle of northbound 215 and pushing a train off its track.
Crews in Windsor, Colorado, are removing downed power lines and poles and using bulldozers to clear debris.
The town was hard hit by a large tornado that cut through northern part of the state Thursday.
At least one person was killed, a camper who tried to outrun the storm in his RV.
The Colorado twister also destroyed dozens of homes and flipped tractor-trailers and even freight rail cars. Several people were hurt.
The National Weather Service says the tornado touched down just before noon, moving along a 35-mile-long track toward Wyoming.
Pete Ambrose is a caretaker at a campground outside Greeley. He claims he hid in a cinderblock restroom. He says, "My house is gone. I lost my dog. I lost my cats. I lost my camper. I lost everything."
Twisters were also reported Thursday in California, Wyoming and
Kansas.


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