Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 49, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2014, 12:23 PM MDT for Park County, Colorado. It was in force for 22 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2014, 12:23 PM MDT (18:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2014, 12:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:32 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 W Lake George, CO | NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE. |
| Jun 8, 12:32 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 W Lake George, CO | TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SOME DAMAGE NEAR LAKE GEORGE |
| Jun 8, 12:32 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 W Lake George, CO | TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SOME DAMAGE NEAR LAKE GEORGE AT RV PARK. 6 RVS WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO CABINS AND UPROOTED TREES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889
WFUS55 KBOU 081823
TORBOU
COC093-081845-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0049.140608T1823Z-140608T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1223 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1245 PM MDT
* AT 1222 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE GEORGE...OR 33 MILES WEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
ELEVENMILE CANYON RESERVOIR AND LAKE GEORGE.
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 3889 10551 3906 10551 3906 10533 3889 10533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 269DEG 10KT 3897 10542
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RPK2 follow-up statements
033
WWUS55 KBOU 081830
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1230 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014
COC093-081845-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140608T1845Z/
PARK CO-
1230 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PARK COUNTY...
AT 1229 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE GEORGE...OR 32 MILES WEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELEVENMILE CANYON RESERVOIR AND LAKE GEORGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3889 10551 3906 10551 3906 10533 3889 10533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 269DEG 10KT 3897 10539
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
RPK852
WWUS55 KBOU 081832
SVSBOU
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1232 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014
COC093-081845-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140608T1845Z/
PARK CO-
1232 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PARK COUNTY...
AT 1232 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE GEORGE...
OR 31 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
ELEVENMILE CANYON RESERVOIR AND LAKE GEORGE.
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 3889 10551 3906 10551 3906 10533 3889 10533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 269DEG 10KT 3897 10538
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
RPKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:36 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Douglas | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 12:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 12:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Park | 15 min |
| Jun 8, 12:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 12:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 1:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 1:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 1:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Douglas | 36 min |
| Jun 8, 1:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 1:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 1:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 1:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 1:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 1:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 2:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 37 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.