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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2005, 7:11 PM MDT for Logan County, Sedgwick County, Colorado. It was in force for 49 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2005, 7:11 PM MDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2005, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Logan County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:16 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 10 Nw Crook, CO | |
| Jun 27, 7:39 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Crook, CO | |
| Jun 27, 7:43 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | Crook, CO | |
| Jun 27, 7:45 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 S Sedgwick, CO | ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. WHEAT CROP DAMAGED FROM WINDS AND HAIL. |
| Jun 27, 7:56 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Crook, CO | |
| Jun 27, 8:05 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wsw Sedgwick, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS55 KBOU 280113
TORBOU
COC075-115-280200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0025.050628T0111Z-050628T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
711 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
* UNTIL 800 PM MDT
* AT 707 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 7
MILES NORTH OF ILIFF. THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND
LIKELY REACH THE PROCTOR AREA AROUND 730 PM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TWIN
BUTTES...SEDGWICK...PROCTOR...PEETZ...MARKS BUTTE...ILIFF AND
CROOK.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. MULTIPLE TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN NEBRASKA.
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 LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4101 10313 4068 10308 4067 10266 4075 10267
4075 10239 4100 10239
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS55 KBOU 280126
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
724 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005
COC075-115-280200-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-050628T0200Z/
SEDGWICK CO-LOGAN CO-
724 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
LOGAN AND WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...
AT 722 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROOK...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
SOUTH OF SIDNEY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE
CURRENT TRACK OF THE STORM WOULD PLACE THE TOWN OF CROOK DIRECTLY IN
THE PATH OF THE STORM.
LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TWIN BUTTES...SEDGWICK...PROCTOR...PEETZ...OVID...MARKS BUTTE...
ILIFF...FLEMING AND CROOK.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4101 10313 4068 10308 4067 10266 4075 10267
4075 10239 4100 10239
$$000
WWUS55 KBOU 280145
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
745 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005
COC075-115-280200-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-050628T0200Z/
SEDGWICK CO-LOGAN CO-
745 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
LOGAN AND WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES...
AT 742 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF CROOK. THIS STORM WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH
THIS STORM 3 MILES NORTH OF CROOK.
LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TWIN BUTTES...SEDGWICK...PROCTOR...PEETZ...OVID...MARKS BUTTE...
ILIFF...FLEMING AND CROOK.
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 LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 4101 10313 4068 10308 4067 10266 4075 10267
4075 10239 4100 10239
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 6:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Logan | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 7:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Logan, Sedgwick | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips, Sedgwick | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.