Tornado Warning 32, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 5, 2007, 12:37 PM MDT (18:37 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2007, 1:05 PM MDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Logan County, CO

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WFUS55 KBOU 051838
TORBOU
COC075-051915-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0032.070505T1837Z-070505T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1237 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 115 PM MDT

* AT 1237 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF MERINO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STERLING. RADAR
  ALSO INDICATES ANOTHER STRONG STORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 
  NEAR PAWNEE PASS ON HIGHWAY 14.  ANOTHER STRONG STORM CONTINUES TO 
  MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG I-76 NEAR ILIFF.  ALL STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILLARD...
  WESTPLAINS...PROCTOR...PAWNEE PASS...PADRONI...NORTH STERLING
  RESERVOIR...MERINO...LOGAN CORNERS...ILIFF...ATWOOD AND STERLING.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE
IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

LAT...LON 4044 10347 4044 10303 4087 10287 4089 10357
      4052 10355 4053 10347

$$

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 051849
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1247 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

COC075-051915-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070505T1915Z/
LOGAN CO-
1247 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM MDT FOR LOGAN
COUNTY...

AT 1247 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ATWOOD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STERLING. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  ANOTHER SEVERE 
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG
I-76 ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROCTOR.  THIS STORM IS ALSO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILLARD...WESTPLAINS...PROCTOR...PAWNEE PASS...PADRONI...NORTH
STERLING RESERVOIR...MERINO...LOGAN CORNERS...ILIFF...ATWOOD AND
STERLING.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

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

LAT...LON 4044 10347 4044 10303 4087 10287 4089 10357
      4052 10355 4053 10347

$$

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 051905
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
105 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

COC075-051915-
/O.CAN.KBOU.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070505T1915Z/
LOGAN CO-
105 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LOGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 4044 10347 4044 10303 4087 10287 4089 10357
      4052 10355 4053 10347

$$

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