Tornado Warning 12, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 2, 2005, 5:15 PM MDT (23:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2005, 6:00 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS55 KBOU 022315
TORBOU
COC121-030000-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0012.050602T2315Z-050603T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
515 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 513 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES NORTH
  OF LINDON...OR ABOUT 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AKRON. THIS STORM WAS
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LINDON...
  ELBA...ARICKAREE SCHOOL AND ANTON.

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.

LAT...LON 3995 10338 3972 10349 3960 10295 3995 10296

$$

BARJENBRUCH

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 022350
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
550 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005

COC121-030000-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050603T0000Z/
WASHINGTON CO-
550 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 548 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARICKAREE SCHOOL...OR ABOUT 25
MILES SOUTH OF AKRON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ARICKAREE SCHOOL.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3988 10321 3972 10319 3960 10291 3993 10291

$$

BARJENBRUCH

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