Tornado Warning 82, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Aug 18, 2009, 1:16 PM MDT (19:16 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2009, 1:40 PM MDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Park County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS55 KBOU 181916
TORBOU
COC093-182000-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0082.090818T1916Z-090818T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
116 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL PARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO

* UNTIL 200 PM MDT

* AT 115 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF
  11-MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...OR 37 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
  THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILKERSON
  PASS...LAKE GEORGE AND 11-MILE CANYON RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 SAFE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN
THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR
HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3889 10554 3904 10556 3909 10532 3889 10532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 256DEG 18KT 3897 10546

$$
BARJENBRUCH

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 181928
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
128 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

COC093-182000-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PARK CO-
128 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PARK COUNTY...

AT 126 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO
HAD TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF 11 MILE RESERVOIR STATE PARK.  THIS 
STORM WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR LAKE GEORGE...AND WAS STILL PRODUCING A 
FUNNEL CLOUD WHICH COULD TOUCH BACK DOWN AT ANYTIME. THIS STORM WAS 
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILKERSON PASS...LAKE GEORGE AND 11-MILE CANYON RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3889 10554 3904 10556 3909 10532 3889 10532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 256DEG 18KT 3898 10538

$$
BARJENBRUCH

000 
WWUS55 KBOU 181940
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
140 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

COC093-181950-
/O.CAN.KBOU.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-090818T2000Z/
PARK CO-
140 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO TELLER 
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3889 10554 3904 10556 3909 10532 3889 10532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 256DEG 18KT 3900 10530

$$
BARJENBRUCH

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