Tornado Warning 49, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Aug 3, 2013, 3:45 PM MDT (21:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 3, 2013, 4:30 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Weld County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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031 
WFUS55 KBOU 032145
TORBOU
COC123-032230-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0049.130803T2145Z-130803T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 430 PM MDT

* AT 344 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER AULT...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF GREELEY... 
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE 
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF WINDSOR. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE 
  BEEN REPORTED WITH BOTH OF THESE STORMS.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. 

  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...
  GREELEY...WINDSOR...EVANS...MILLIKEN...EATON...SEVERANCE...LA
  SALLE...AULT...KERSEY...LUCERNE...BARNESVILLE...GILL AND GALETON.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4053 10494 4063 10455 4042 10437 4028 10467
      4036 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 323DEG 14KT 4056 10473 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GIMMESTAD

863 
WWUS55 KBOU 032214
SVSBOU

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

COC123-032230-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-130803T2230Z/
WELD CO-
414 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR WESTERN
WELD COUNTY...
        
AT 413 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WINDSOR...OR 7 MILES WEST OF GREELEY...MOVING SOUTH 
AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
EATON MOVING SOUTH. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS AND LARGE HAIL 
         WITH BOTH OF THESE STORMS. 

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...
GREELEY...WINDSOR...EVANS...MILLIKEN...EATON...SEVERANCE...LA
SALLE...KERSEY AND LUCERNE.

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 4049 10494 4058 10463 4036 10450 4028 10467
      4036 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 340DEG 13KT 4044 10489 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

GIMMESTAD

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