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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 6, 2014Weld County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2014, 2:50 PM MDT for Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 6, 2014, 2:50 PM MDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2014, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Weld County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 6, 12:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 238 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-256 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

215 
WFUS55 KBOU 062050
TORBOU
COC123-062115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0043.140606T2050Z-140606T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
250 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
    
* AT 250 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF WESTPLAINS...OR 23 MILES SOUTH
  OF KIMBALL...MOVING EAST AT 20 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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHEASTERN WELD 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4077 10391 4100 10384 4100 10358 4076 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 288DEG 17KT 4089 10369 

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

$$

RPK
2 follow-up statements
177 
WWUS55 KBOU 062059
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
259 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

COC123-062115-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140606T2115Z/
WELD CO-
259 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY...
    
AT 259 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF WESTPLAINS...OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF
KIMBALL...MOVING EAST AT 20 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN WELD 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4077 10391 4100 10384 4100 10358 4076 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 288DEG 17KT 4088 10363 

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

$$

RPK
787 
WWUS55 KBOU 062113 RRA
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
313 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

COC123-062123-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140606T2115Z/
WELD CO-
313 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
315 PM MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 4077 10391 4100 10384 4100 10358 4076 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 288DEG 17KT 4088 10363 

$$

RPK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert17 min
Jun 5, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln47 min
Jun 5, 6:42 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln33 min
Jun 5, 7:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert35 min
Jun 5, 8:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert36 min
Jun 5, 10:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert46 min
Jun 6, 3:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln47 min
Jun 6, 3:22 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln38 min
Jun 6, 3:59 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln31 min
Jun 6, 12:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan42 min
Jun 6, 1:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Sedgwick47 min
Jun 6, 1:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULogan3 hr
Jun 6, 1:38 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas37 min
Jun 6, 1:41 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULogan, Sedgwick34 min
Jun 6, 1:50 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld25 min
Jun 6, 1:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Weld37 min
Jun 6, 1:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUMorgan, Weld28 min
Jun 6, 2:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert33 min
Jun 6, 2:13 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld17 min
Jun 6, 2:14 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick31 min
Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Weld32 min
Jun 6, 2:34 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld26 min
Jun 6, 2:43 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUSedgwick32 min
Jun 6, 2:48 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Elbert27 min
Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUMorgan36 min
Jun 6, 2:56 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUMorgan, Weld19 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULogan25 min
Jun 6, 3:10 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick35 min
Jun 6, 3:12 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington33 min
Jun 6, 3:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUSedgwick3 hr
Jun 6, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips24 min
Jun 6, 4:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington26 min
Jun 6, 4:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUPhillips3 hr

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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.