Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 43, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2013, 2:28 PM MDT for Morgan County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2013, 2:28 PM MDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2013, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Morgan County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136
WFUS55 KBOU 032028
TORBOU
COC087-032100-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0043.130803T2028Z-130803T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
228 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 300 PM MDT
* AT 227 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF WIGGINS...OR 9 MILES WEST OF
FORT MORGAN...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4027 10404 4027 10387 4017 10386 4017 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 058DEG 1KT 4022 10396
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
COOPER2 follow-up statements
088
WWUS55 KBOU 032044
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
244 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
COC087-032100-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-130803T2100Z/
MORGAN CO-
244 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
MORGAN COUNTY...
AT 244 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF WIGGINS...OR 9 MILES WEST OF FORT
MORGAN...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4027 10404 4027 10387 4017 10386 4017 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 058DEG 1KT 4022 10397
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
COOPER248
WWUS55 KBOU 032102
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
302 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
COC087-032111-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-130803T2100Z/
MORGAN CO-
302 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY
RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. UP TO 2 INCHES MAY
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM. MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOWLAND AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 4027 10404 4027 10387 4017 10386 4017 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 058DEG 1KT 4022 10397
$$
COOPERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Larimer | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 10:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Morgan | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 12:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 1:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 1:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 2:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 2:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 3:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 3:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 3:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln, Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 3:51 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 4:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 93 min |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 4:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 4:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:55 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 5:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 5:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Boulder | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 45 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.