Tornado Warning 45, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 6, 2014, 2:56 PM MDT (20:56 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2014, 3:15 PM MDT

In force

19 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Morgan County, CO, Weld County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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526 
WFUS55 KBOU 062056
TORBOU
COC087-123-062115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0045.140606T2056Z-140606T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT

* AT 256 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF HOYT...OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT MORGAN...MOVING EAST AT 10
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...
  WIGGINS AND HOYT. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4001 10432 4025 10418 4024 10392 4001 10396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 288DEG 8KT 4009 10420 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

RPK

973 
WWUS55 KBOU 062115
SVSBOU

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

COC087-123-062125-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140606T2115Z/
WELD CO-MORGAN CO-
315 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WELD AND SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 4001 10432 4025 10418 4024 10392 4001 10396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 288DEG 8KT 4009 10420 

$$

RPK

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