Tornado Warning 52, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 8, 2014, 12:49 PM MDT (18:49 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 2014, 1:15 PM MDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Douglas County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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937 
WFUS55 KBOU 081849
TORBOU
COC005-035-081915-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0052.140608T1849Z-140608T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1249 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 115 PM MDT
    
* AT 1249 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN AURORA...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  DENVER...MOVING EAST AT 15 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SOUTHERN AURORA...EASTERN CENTENNIAL...PARKER AND ARAPAHOE PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3969 10479 3969 10454 3956 10455 3956 10466
      3951 10466 3951 10480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 270DEG 12KT 3959 10470 

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

$$

RPK

742 
WWUS55 KBOU 081856
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1256 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

COC005-035-081915-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140608T1915Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-DOUGLAS CO-
1256 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
    
AT 1256 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ARAPAHOE PARK...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENVER...
MOVING EAST AT 10 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHERN AURORA...EASTERN CENTENNIAL...PARKER AND ARAPAHOE PARK. 

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 3969 10479 3969 10454 3956 10455 3956 10466
      3951 10466 3951 10480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 283DEG 10KT 3958 10468 

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

$$

RPK

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