Tornado Warning 20, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 2, 2005, 8:08 PM MDT (02:08 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2005, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS55 KBOU 030208
TORBOU
COC039-073-030300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0020.050603T0208Z-050603T0300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
  WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO

* UNTIL 900 PM MDT

* AT 803 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
  KUTCH...OR ABOUT 36 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

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.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL 
UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

LAT...LON 3904 10410 3878 10410 3863 10377 3904 10372

$$

GIMMESTAD

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 030245
SVSBOU

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

COC039-073-030300-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050603T0300Z/
LINCOLN CO-ELBERT CO-
845 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELBERT AND CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 843 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PUNKIN CENTER...OR ABOUT 29 MILES SOUTH OF
LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PUNKIN CENTER AND KUTCH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE 
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 

LAT...LON 3902 10372 3888 10399 3878 10410 3874 10355
      3899 10340

$$

GIMMESTAD

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