Tornado Warning 50, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

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

Expired

Aug 3, 2013, 4:15 PM MDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

Counties Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 91 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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414 
WFUS55 KBOU 032145 RRA
TORBOU
COC073-121-032215-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0050.130803T2145Z-130803T2215Z/

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...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT
    
* AT 343 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF LAST CHANCE...OR 20 MILES
  NORTH OF LIMON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 10368 3961 10369 3961 10335 3943 10333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 339DEG 26KT 3954 10355 

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

$$

COOPER

773 
WWUS55 KBOU 032208
SVSBOU

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

COC073-121-032215-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-130803T2215Z/
WASHINGTON CO-LINCOLN CO-
408 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
    
AT 407 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF 
GENOA...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIMON...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 10368 3961 10369 3961 10335 3943 10333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 336DEG 25KT 3940 10346 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

COOPER

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