What was damaged by a tornado in Colorado on Sunday?
CNN) — A massive tornado tore into the northern Colorado town of Windsor and nearby towns Thursday, killing one person and damaging many homes and businesses, the town’s mayor said. “It will be a long time before the town recovers from this,” Windsor Mayor John Vasquez said. The funnel cloud, accompanied by golf-ball sized hail, blackened the skies over Windsor as it knocked down power lines, shredded crops in fields outside the city and blasted whole neighborhoods. The southeast side of town was hit the worst by the storm, which began around noon, Vasquez said. Windsor, with a population of nearly 19,000, is about 80 miles (130 km) north of Denver. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ordered the National Guard to aid rescue and cleanup efforts. He visited the town Thursday evening, saying the number of homes damaged was significant. “There are places where it looks like the entire roof is missing and places where the wall and part of the roof is missing,” he said.
