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County works with communities to install warning sirens

The lack of warning to any of the communities the tornado barreled through spurred action for sirens.
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This is what we train for

It wasn’t until staff got the radar pulled up at the EOC that they realized the severity of the situation: an EF3 tornado.
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"My stomach traded places with my heart."

What then Deputy DA Rob Miller saw on the way to his son's daycare center made his heart start to race.
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Riding the storm out: A reporter’s eye-witness account of the tornado

He said he was going to shoot the tornado from the back of the live truck.
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Tornado’s damage extends beyond buildings

County Commissioner steps up to assist with mental health response after 2008 tornado.
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Planning and training benefit Gilcrest in 2008 tornado response

Building relationships among people and agencies helped two small towns handle the aftermath of the 2008 tornado.
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Platteville community rallies after the storm

Daniel Bass was cleaning up after laying pipeline east of Windsor before rain moved in on May 22, 2008, when he received the page.
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All the right ingredients to make a tornado

Most tornadoes in Weld County are small and predictable. What made the May 22, 2008, tornado different?
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County remembers 2008 tornado with series of stories

To commemorate the 10-year anniversary, Weld County will publish a series of firsthand accounts of that storm.
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May proclaimed Foster Care Month

In recognition of our wonderful foster and kinship care families, the Board has proclaimed May Foster Care Month.

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