Blizzard winds topple tiny house in Colorado, send woman and two cats inside tumbling
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fierce winds from a snowstorm slamming Colorado on Tuesday were so strong they sent a tiny house with a woman and two cats inside tumbling several hundred feet.
The Cripple Creek Fire Department said in a Facebook post that authorities responded to the home after it was "blown down the road."
"Tiny homes and blizzard force winds do not like each other!" the fire department said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fierce winds sent a tiny home tumbling about 200 feet in Colorado on Tuesday. (Cripple Creek Fire Department)
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The woman who was inside the home at the time was taken to a hospital and evaluated for injuries before being released, Cripple Creek Fire Chief Dean O'Nale told FOX31.
A woman and two cats were inside the tiny house when it was blown away by fierce winds, according to fire officials. (Cripple Creek Fire Department)
"She was laying on the bed when it happened and the mattress rolled over on top of her and it protected her a little bit," he said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The incident happened in Cripple Creek, located west of Colorado Springs. (Cripple Creek Fire Department)
The home eventually ended up about 200 feet away, down a hillside.
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The cats were not injured, but photos posted by the fire department show debris scattered in the snow near the home, which came to rest on its side.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fire officials said the incident showed that tiny homes and blizzard-force winds "do not like each other." (Cripple Creek Fire Department)
The National Weather Service's Pueblo office said on Twitter that a strong cold front moving across Pueblo County on Tuesday was bringing strong gust winds and whiteout conditions for some areas.
"Strong northerly winds gusting to 60 mph and poor visibility of a 1/4 mile or less in snow and blowing snow can be expected behind the front through the early morning," the NWS said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}O'Nale told FOX31 it appeared the tiny home was anchored down, but it's unclear if it was done properly.