Strong winds damage power poles near highways 83 and 105

Heard on: Douglas CO Emergency Ops Group Calls

01:21

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

DP fire channels, but it sounds like Douglas County units may have found evidence of a tornado touchdown near 83 and 105.

00:10

We'll take a look backwards.

00:13

No evidence so far on her.

00:16

They arrived on scene with grass fire reported at about half a dozen power poles blown.

00:21

Down.

00:23

Yeah, I heard that on the grass fire.

00:27

I wonder if it was straight line.

00:28

Straight line would be a lot more likely.

00:32

Yeah, that really looked pretty.

00:35

Yeah, I just threw it over on dispatch.

00:37

Okay, thanks.

00:40

Douglas OEM weather.

00:43

Go for Douglas.

00:45

Deliverable, I'll say it.

00:48

Four two and.

00:49

About 50 to fifty-five.

00:55

First rail over 80 .

00:57

Sure, that was probably.

01:01

Oh, indication of rotation on that's new enough we can look backwards.

01:05

Nothing that would indicate a tight rotation, but yeah, that 5050 2 kt that translates to 60 mi an hour in that zone.

01:17

Yeah, that'll knock down single pole wood power lines for sure.

8/13/2026 03:55 PM

Weather

CO-83 & CO-105, Black Forest, CO 80908

Strong winds damage power poles near highways 83 and 105

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As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic discusses a possible tornado touchdown near the intersection of highways 83 and 105 in Douglas County. Units on scene reportedly found a grass fire and several power poles blown down. Weather staff suggest the damage may be from strong straight-line winds around 60 miles per hour rather than a confirmed tornado.

Strong winds damage power poles near highways 83 and 105

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