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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2012, 6:28 PM MDT for Elbert County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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 7, 2012, 6:28 PM MDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2012, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Elbert County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:00 PM MDT | TORNADO | 15 Ese Kiowa, CO | SEVEN HOMES REPORTED DAMAGE WITH ONE MINOR INJURY |
| Jun 7, 7:14 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 11 N Ramah, CO | ALL THE WINDOWS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 11:46 AM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567 WFUS55 KBOU 080028 TORBOU COC039-080115- /O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0015.120608T0028Z-120608T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 628 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO * UNTIL 715 PM MDT * AT 628 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MATHESON...OR 24 MILES WEST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SIMLA AND MATHESON. 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 3940 10396 3913 10397 3913 10427 3940 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 290DEG 14KT 3936 10411 $$
2 follow-up statements
049 WWUS55 KBOU 080039 SVSBOU SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 639 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 COC039-080115- /O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120608T0115Z/ ELBERT CO- 639 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY... AT 639 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTH OF SIMLA...OR 25 MILES WEST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SIMLA AND MATHESON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3940 10396 3913 10397 3913 10427 3940 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 290DEG 14KT 3935 10412 $$
700 WWUS55 KBOU 080057 SVSBOU SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 657 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 COC039-080115- /O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120608T0115Z/ ELBERT CO- 657 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY... AT 657 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIMLA...OR 26 MILES WEST OF LIMON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SIMLA AND MATHESON. 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 BASEBALLS 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 3940 10396 3913 10397 3913 10427 3940 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 290DEG 14KT 3925 10416 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 7:05 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 7:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 8:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 8:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 8:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 9:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 9:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 32 min |
| Jun 7, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 9:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 10:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 10:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 10:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 83 min |
| Jun 7, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 11:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 11:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 1:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 5 more | 55 hr |
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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.