Tornado Warning 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 7, 2014, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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191 
WFUS55 KBOU 072130
TORBOU
COC121-072215-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0005.140507T2130Z-140507T2215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT
    
* AT 330 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF WOODROW...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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
  WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3984 10341 3989 10354 4014 10336 4008 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 211DEG 16KT 3993 10342 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BAKER

421 
WWUS55 KBOU 072153
SVSBOU

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

COC121-072215-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140507T2215Z/
WASHINGTON CO-
353 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 353 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3993 10333 3999 10344 4014 10336 4008 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 230DEG 20KT 4006 10325 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BAKER

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