Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 21, 1993, 8:58 PM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 1993, 8:58 PM MDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 1993, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 11 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDEN 220300
TORDEN
COC121-220330-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
858 PM MDT WED JUL 21 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ANTON...ARICKAREE SCHOOL...COPE AND THURMAN
AT 858 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTON...OR ABOUT 42 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LIMON.
THE STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR.
AT NIGHT...IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE A TORNADO COMING. THE SAFEST
PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK
SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND
ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN
THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH
YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
WOLF
LAT...LON 3959 10279 3957 10327 3978 10329 4008 10281What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:40 PM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
COZ011-012-212215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 340 PM MDT WED JUL 21 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 340 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF BYERS OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AND WITH THE OTHER STORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND/OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. HEITKAMP
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:40 PM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
COZ011-012-212215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 340 PM MDT WED JUL 21 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 340 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF BYERS OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AND WITH THE OTHER STORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND/OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. HEITKAMP
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:38 PM MDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
COZ011-012-013-212330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 438 PM MDT WED JUL 21 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 429 PM INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WELD COUNTY FROM GROVER TO NEAR FORT LUPTON... INTO NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF BRIGHTON. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NOTED IN SOUTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATIONS...MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND/OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 1100 PM MDT. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:38 PM MDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
COZ011-012-013-212330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 438 PM MDT WED JUL 21 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 429 PM INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WELD COUNTY FROM GROVER TO NEAR FORT LUPTON... INTO NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF BRIGHTON. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NOTED IN SOUTHWEST DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATIONS...MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND/OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 1100 PM MDT. WOLF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 6:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 6:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 7:05 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 7:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 8:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 8:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 9:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington, Yuma | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 9:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington, Yuma | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 10:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Yuma | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 11:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Yuma | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 11:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Yuma | |
| Jul 22, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Washington | 28 min |
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Sources
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.