Tornado Warning 44, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Aug 3, 2013, 2:30 PM MDT (20:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 3, 2013, 3:15 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

County Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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001 
WFUS55 KBOU 032030
TORBOU
COC121-032115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0044.130803T2030Z-130803T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
230 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
    
* AT 230 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAST CHANCE...OR 33 MILES NORTH OF
  LIMON...THE STORM MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

  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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAST CHANCE...WOODLIN SCHOOL AND LINDON. 

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 3957 10369 3984 10369 3986 10338 3957 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 007DEG 3KT 3974 10356 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

COOPER

536 
WWUS55 KBOU 032105
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
305 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

COC121-032115-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-130803T2115Z/
WASHINGTON CO-
305 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 304 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF LAST CHANCE...OR 25 MILES NORTH OF
LIMON...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCALIZED FLASH 
FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY IN THE AREA.

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAST CHANCE...WOODLIN SCHOOL AND LINDON. 

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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY WHO WILL SEND YOUR
REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10369 3979 10369 3979 10338 3957 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 006DEG 9KT 3962 10358 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

COOPER

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