![After work weather excitement After work weather excitement](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/08-20-2021-Thornton-Thunderstorm/i-zsFRWtS/0/b1926380/X4/20210819%2015-07-22%200006-Edit-X4.jpg)
Well this was kind of fun! I was almost home from work when a Tornado Warning was issued. That got my attention but, unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me (I know, sacrilege!).
I raced home, grabbed my gear and headed to the local fairgrounds. While I never saw any rotation, the storm cell did look pretty darned cool.
![Down the road, a tornado-warned thunderstorm passes. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/08-20-2021-Thornton-Thunderstorm/i-Sbfc7gQ/0/97dd7fce/X4/20210819%2015-13-47%200018-Edit-X4.jpg)
![Thunderstorms pop on Colorado's northeastern plains. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/08-20-2021-Thornton-Thunderstorm/i-DfWxtmD/0/3151929f/X4/20210819%2015-30-28%200020-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A dramatic passing thunderstorm in northeastern Colorado. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/08-20-2021-Thornton-Thunderstorm/i-CQZwSSm/0/210979cf/X4/20210819%2015-35-19%200027-Edit-X4.jpg)