Tornado Warning 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 9, 1986, 10:27 AM MDT (16:27 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 1986, 10:50 AM MDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Whole counties

County Weld County, CO

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1027 AM MDT MON JUN 9 1986

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1050 AM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY OF

NORTHEAST COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST WELD

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND CITIES... FORT LUPTON
..HUDSON.

AT 1020 AM MDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST EAST OF
THE TOWN OF BRIGHTON..THAT IS..ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN
DENVER.  THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTH AT 20 MILES PER HOUR.

IF YOU ARE IN THIS AREA TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

IN HOMES GO TO THE BASEMENT OR INTO A CLOSET OR BATHROOM.  IN SCHOOLS
...HIGH RISES AND HOSPITALS GO TO AN INTERIOR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR.  IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GO TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.  IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE..LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH...GULLY OR OTHER LOW SPOT.
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IN ALL CASES...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS...DOORS AND OUTSIDE WALLS.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND FACE.  TRY TO GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOU,R REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER...OR
CALL YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER AT
361-0663.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR INFORMATION.

THALER

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
450 AM MDT MON JUN 9 1986

...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN EASTERN COLORADO...

INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN COLORADO AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.  DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.  SEVERE
THUNDERSORMS CAN SPAWN TORNADOES.

PERSONS IN COLORADO...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
SHOULD KEEP THEMSELVES INFORMED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS
TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD WATCHES OR
WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY.

THE COMBINATION OF MOIST UNSTABLE AIR OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND STORM
MOVING OVER THE STATE FROM THE WEST WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY
UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND POTENTIALLY VIOLENT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS.

BALINT

Tornado Warnings in Colorado, 1986Every tornado warning in 1986Tornadoes in 1986

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.