Comments on: [UPDATE] Major Tornado Rips Through Towns 45 Miles from Denver Where DNCC Will Be Held http://themoderatevoice.com/19855/major-tornado-rips-through-towns-45-miles-from-denver-where-dncc-will-be-held/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 13:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: archangel http://themoderatevoice.com/19855/major-tornado-rips-through-towns-45-miles-from-denver-where-dncc-will-be-held/comment-page-1/#comment-131700 archangel Fri, 23 May 2008 18:56:15 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19855/major-tornado-rips-through-towns-45-miles-from-denver-where-dncc-will-be-held/#comment-131700 thank you Neocon, we were working off first reports from Weld County and I came back in to correct just now, also re your point, accordingly. Appreciate it. And, your comment on building code is worthy of an op ed for the Denver Post. I just placed a piece at the Post a couple weeks ago (on the Bruce issue) and know they always seek timely commentary. Send it, esp the contrast between other high-gale areas and your part of CO. <br><br>Also, just now, a day later, put in update on extensive damages re Windsor [See bold print above]<br><br>dr.e thank you Neocon, we were working off first reports from Weld County and I came back in to correct just now, also re your point, accordingly. Appreciate it. And, your comment on building code is worthy of an op ed for the Denver Post. I just placed a piece at the Post a couple weeks ago (on the Bruce issue) and know they always seek timely commentary. Send it, esp the contrast between other high-gale areas and your part of CO.

Also, just now, a day later, put in update on extensive damages re Windsor [See bold print above]

dr.e

]]> By: Neocon http://themoderatevoice.com/19855/major-tornado-rips-through-towns-45-miles-from-denver-where-dncc-will-be-held/comment-page-1/#comment-131699 Neocon Fri, 23 May 2008 13:05:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/19855/major-tornado-rips-through-towns-45-miles-from-denver-where-dncc-will-be-held/#comment-131699 Living but a few miles from Windsor, Greely, Ft. Collins, Ault, Nunn etc. where this happened I only have one minor correction to your story.<br><br><br>the majority of the town destroyed.<br><br>Not hardly . While the town did suffer some serious damage I would say if you wanted to put a percentage on it it would be about 5 percent of the town was destroyed(certainly more then that sustained damage.) According to Xcel energy about 200 power polls are down and it will take about 4 to 10 days to get these all back up and working.<br><br>So far we only know of one death but suspect a couple more. Windsor is an old town. A town that had been here for decades but in the last 15+ years it suddenly experienced a growth boom in which people from Longmont, Loveland and the suburbs of Denver decided that the big city life was not for them. This town exploded as did a town to the North of Ft. Collins called Wellington.<br><br>I point that out to say this. The building codes in Colorado are rather strict. This area of the state is prone to extremely high winds rolling off the foot of the rockies and so all these NEW houses were built and designed to withstand vicious winds. Evidence of this is upon viewing the town you can see huge and I do mean huge Cottonwoods laying on the ground while the buildings next to them are 90 percent in tact. <br><br>It is not uncommon for example for the Town of Boulder,Colorado. The home of The University of Colorado to experience 90-100 mph winds at least once or twice a year on average. In combing the wreckage it is evident that the buildings that sustained the most damage are buildings that were built 20 plus years earlier. Buildings that were not built with the extra care given to withstand the sometimes vicious winds this part of the country experiences rather frequently.<br><br>Florida you can come visit this area and see how a house is SUPPOSED to be built. My hats off to the State of Colorado for enforcing strict building codes and for the contractors in this area who understand this area, its high winds and wanted to ensure that the people who moved into houses they built were as safe as they could be. Living but a few miles from Windsor, Greely, Ft. Collins, Ault, Nunn etc. where this happened I only have one minor correction to your story.

the majority of the town destroyed.

Not hardly . While the town did suffer some serious damage I would say if you wanted to put a percentage on it it would be about 5 percent of the town was destroyed(certainly more then that sustained damage.) According to Xcel energy about 200 power polls are down and it will take about 4 to 10 days to get these all back up and working.

So far we only know of one death but suspect a couple more. Windsor is an old town. A town that had been here for decades but in the last 15+ years it suddenly experienced a growth boom in which people from Longmont, Loveland and the suburbs of Denver decided that the big city life was not for them. This town exploded as did a town to the North of Ft. Collins called Wellington.

I point that out to say this. The building codes in Colorado are rather strict. This area of the state is prone to extremely high winds rolling off the foot of the rockies and so all these NEW houses were built and designed to withstand vicious winds. Evidence of this is upon viewing the town you can see huge and I do mean huge Cottonwoods laying on the ground while the buildings next to them are 90 percent in tact.

It is not uncommon for example for the Town of Boulder,Colorado. The home of The University of Colorado to experience 90-100 mph winds at least once or twice a year on average. In combing the wreckage it is evident that the buildings that sustained the most damage are buildings that were built 20 plus years earlier. Buildings that were not built with the extra care given to withstand the sometimes vicious winds this part of the country experiences rather frequently.

Florida you can come visit this area and see how a house is SUPPOSED to be built. My hats off to the State of Colorado for enforcing strict building codes and for the contractors in this area who understand this area, its high winds and wanted to ensure that the people who moved into houses they built were as safe as they could be.

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