Tornado Warning 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 6, 2012, 6:35 PM MDT (00:35 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2012, 7:15 PM MDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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520 
WFUS55 KBOU 070035
TORBOU
COC001-005-035-039-070115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0005.120607T0035Z-120607T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
635 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
  CENTRAL ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
  SOUTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT

* AT 635 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF ARAPAHOE PARK...OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENVER. THIS
  STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WATKINS...
  THE PINERY...STRASBURG...MANILA VILLAGE...BENNETT...ARAPAHOE PARK
  AND SOUTHEASTERN AURORA.

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.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR MAY DEVELOP SHORTLY.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 10471 3982 10446 3978 10422 3948 10440
      3945 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 124DEG 1KT 3956 10456

$$


BAKER

852 
WWUS55 KBOU 070111
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
711 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

COC001-005-035-039-070121-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120607T0115Z/
ELBERT CO-DOUGLAS CO-ARAPAHOE CO-ADAMS CO-
711 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ADAMS...CENTRAL ARAPAHOE...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM MDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE 
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3972 10471 3982 10446 3978 10422 3948 10440
      3945 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 124DEG 1KT 3957 10457

$$

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