Tornado Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 10, 1988, 3:50 PM MDT (21:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 1988, 4:20 PM MDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Whole counties

Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Douglas 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...EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
350 PM MDT FRI JUN 10 1988
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 420 PM  MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST COLORADO:
 
     WESTERN ARAPAHOE
     NORTHERN DOUGLAS
 
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TOWNS/CITIES:
 
     PARKER AND SEDALIA
 
A LINE OF DEVELOPING STORMS ARE LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF PARKER..AND
17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENVER.
 
AT 350 PM RADAR INDICATED A STRONG LINE OF STORMS WAS FORMING AND
TORNADO DEVELOPMENT SEEMS VERY LIKELY. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN
SIGHTED AND THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING. 

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 OR OTHER LOW SPOT.
IN ALL CASES..STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS..DOORS AND OUTSIDE WALLS.
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN
COLORADO UNTIL 9 PM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN DENVER..OR CALL YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 361-0663.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR INFORMATION.
 
DUNN
 
LAT..LON  3974 10468 3975 10450 3936 10489 39.38 10510

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1140AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1988

...THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN...BUT NOT LIKE THURSDAY...

AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY IN EASTERN COLORADO...
PARTICULARLY NEAR THE FRONT RANGE...BUT THESE ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE
AS WIDESPREAD OR HEAVY AS THOSE OF THURSDAY. HEAVY RAIN MAY FALL IN A
FEW PLACES BUT SHOULD PRESENT PROBLEMS ONLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
ALONG SOME ROADWAYS.

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. STORMS WILL BE MOVING MORE RAPIDLY THAN
THOSE OF THURSDAY.

DRYING CONDITIONS SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY LESSEN CHANCES FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE FRONT RANGE ON SATURDAY.

TUNNELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
350PM MDT FRI JUN 10 1988

        ...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS....

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO FORM IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS ON A LINE FROM
NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH AURORA AND NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST
DENVER. THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND
DAMAGING WINDS TO 50 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS UNTIL 9 PM. THE STORMS WILL FORM AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST
INTO AREAS NEAR THE TOWNS OF WATKINS...BENNET AND ELBERT.  PERSONS
TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 70 EAST OF DENVER SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG
STORMS.

 THESE STORMS ARE CAUSED BY COOL AIR FROM SHOWERS O(VER THE FOOTHILLS IS
NOW RUSHING THROUGH DENVER WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER
TEMPERATURES. THIS AIR WILL MEET WARM MOIST AIR ON THE PLAINS AND THE
RESULT WILL BE THUNDERST

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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.