Have you heard the myth that tornadoes can't happen in the mountains? This has been proven wrong three times in as many years at one of the United States' highest mountains -- Pikes Peak, Colorado.

Storm chaser Eric Kelly filmed widespread tree damage Tuesday, June 18, 2025, at 9,120 feet above sea level after a likely tornado passed through the area near Divide, Colorado, less than 10 miles northwest of Pike's Peak. The National Weather Service later confirmed an EF1 tornado in the area on June 17.

Last year, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that an EF1 tornado with 100-mph winds touched down 5 miles north-northeast of Cripple Creek, Colorado, on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Cripple Creek is about 3.6 miles southwest of Pikes Peak.

According to the NWS, last year's tornado tra

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