Thank you to all the spotters and your pictures of the tornado in SW Weld County. A few minutes later, they tweeted: “Initial indications show that it tracked roughly from north of Frederick to west of Platteville.” “Take cover now if in this area!” The National Weather Service office in Boulder wrote on Twitter. Moving just to the west of Platteville, or ESE of Mead. They wrote: “Area tornado traveled was between Highway 66 and Weld County Road 42 between WCR 17 and 13.” the emergency management office in Weld County said the tornado had dissipated. At that point the helicopter had to land due to weather conditions and safety concerns. the helicopter video showed it was still on the ground. It showed the tornado moving north after touching down on the ground and gaining strength. That’s about 35 miles north of Denver.Ĭopter4 flew near the tornado starting at approximately 5:15 p.m. A tornado warning that was issued for the area around Platteville lasted about 45 minutes and expired at 6 p.m. National Weather Service Offic in Little Rock, Arkansas.