Tornado Warning 48, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 6, 2014, 3:12 PM MDT (21:12 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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318 
WFUS55 KBOU 062112
TORBOU
COC005-039-073-121-062145-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0048.140606T2112Z-140606T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 345 PM MDT
    
* AT 312 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF COTTONWOOD VALLEY...OR 20
  MILES NORTH OF LIMON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  COTTONWOOD VALLEY.

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 3939 10393 3968 10392 3968 10353 3938 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 271DEG 21KT 3956 10378 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

RPK

111 
WWUS55 KBOU 062121
SVSBOU

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

COC005-039-073-121-062145-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-140606T2145Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-ELBERT CO-WASHINGTON CO-LINCOLN CO-
321 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE...NORTHEASTERN ELBERT...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
    
AT 320 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COTTONWOOD VALLEY...OR 20 MILES
NORTH OF LIMON...MOVING EAST 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...
COTTONWOOD VALLEY.

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 3939 10393 3968 10392 3968 10353 3938 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 271DEG 21KT 3956 10371 

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

$$

RPK

394 
WWUS55 KBOU 062141
SVSBOU

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

COC005-039-073-121-062150-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-140606T2145Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-ELBERT CO-WASHINGTON CO-LINCOLN CO-
341 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE...NORTHEASTERN
ELBERT...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 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 3939 10393 3968 10392 3968 10353 3938 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 271DEG 21KT 3956 10371 

$$

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