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WESTMINSTER COLORADO-2015: Big Tornado In A Snowy Day Making Birds Fly Away

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Westminster, Colorado, United States 2015
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

WESTMINSTER COLORADO-2015: A dramatic winter storm unfolds as a powerful tornado touches down during a snowy day, sending birds scattering in panic. This rare home movie captures the raw intensity of nature’s fury in a suburban Colorado setting. The footage blends chaos and beauty, with snow-covered streets and swirling winds creating a cinematic, emotionally charged scene. This authentic 2015 home movie offers a unique glimpse into a rare weather event, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Documentary, news, environmental, or agency projects can use this Westminster, Colorado winter waterfront view to show industrial weather, snow cover, birds, and a large plume-like storm feature across water.
Edit role
The short clip works as a cutaway or tension beat between broader weather coverage and closer inserts of birds, buildings, smoke or vapor, and snowy shoreline details.
Visual details
A snow-covered shoreline and calm water sit below a brick and glass building, with a large pale plume rising behind it and dark birds flying through hazy blue-gray winter light, with no people visible.

Tags

harborcitystormnaturesnowdangerousbigtornadosnowydaymakingbirdsflywestminster colorado C20154kcinematicprob-roll

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
42 MB
Location
Westminster, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2015
Published
Feb 2015

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Wide Westminster, Colorado waterfront view with snow along the far shore, calm water in the foreground, a pale plume near low buildings, and no visible people.
The opening frame places the weather activity across a quiet snowy shoreline and open water. (0:00)
Westminster, Colorado shoreline with a brick building at left, a large pale plume rising behind the snowy bank, calm water below, and no visible people.
This second shows the plume becoming clearer behind the waterfront buildings. (0:01)

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