Tornado Warning 12, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 7, 2012, 5:06 PM MDT (23:06 UTC)

Expired

Jun 7, 2012, 5:30 PM MDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Arapahoe County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

238 
WFUS55 KBOU 072306
TORBOU
COC005-072330-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0012.120607T2306Z-120607T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
506 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 506 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF BYERS...OR 36 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS
  NEARLY STATIONARY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEER TRAIL
  AND BYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 10403 3957 10401 3958 10425 3973 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 217DEG 18KT 3966 10414

$$

119 
WWUS55 KBOU 072314
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
514 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

COC005-072330-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120607T2330Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-
514 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR EASTERN
ARAPAHOE COUNTY...

AT 514 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF BYERS...OR 37 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DEER TRAIL AND BYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS 
TO 70 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

&&

LAT...LON 3974 10403 3957 10401 3958 10425 3973 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 217DEG 18KT 3964 10418

$$

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