Tornado Warning 10, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 7, 2014, 4:57 PM MDT (22:57 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2014, 5:45 PM MDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Logan County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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684 
WFUS55 KBOU 072257
TORBOU
COC075-115-072345-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0010.140507T2257Z-140507T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
457 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 545 PM MDT
    
* AT 457 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEDGWICK...OR 17 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF CHAPPELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SEDGWICK...CROOK AND TWIN BUTTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4075 10269 4082 10284 4100 10280 4100 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 233DEG 20KT 4087 10263 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

BAKER

549 
WWUS55 KBOU 072336
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
536 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

COC075-115-072345-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140507T2345Z/
SEDGWICK CO-LOGAN CO-
536 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHEASTERN
LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO.

LAT...LON 4075 10269 4082 10284 4100 10280 4100 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 233DEG 20KT 4087 10263 

$$

RPK

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