Tornado Warning 18, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 2, 2005, 7:06 PM MDT (01:06 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2005, 7:45 PM MDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, CO

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000 
WFUS55 KBOU 030107
TORBOU
COC073-030145-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0018.050603T0106Z-050603T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIMON

* UNTIL 745 PM MDT

* AT 703 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ABOUT 
  6 MILES SOUTH OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HUGO.

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 3930 10370 3910 10371 3882 10335 3920 10338

$$

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 030118
SVSBOU

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

COC073-030145-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-050603T0145Z/
LINCOLN CO-
717 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTY...

AT 713 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH OF GENOA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF
LIMON. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS POSSIBLE ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF LIMON.  
THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

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 3926 10360 3906 10373 3887 10339 3927 10334

$$

BARJENBRUCH

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