Tornado Warning 6, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 7, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT (22:15 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2014, 5:00 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

County Washington County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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996 
WFUS55 KBOU 072215
TORBOU
COC121-072300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0006.140507T2215Z-140507T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
    
* AT 411 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
  20 MPH. A SECOND POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS INDICATED NEAR OTIS OR 14 
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF AKRON. 

  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...
  AKRON...OTIS...PLATNER...ELBA AND BURDETT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3986 10321 4003 10336 4043 10298 4019 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 213DEG 18KT 4007 10323 

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

$$
BAKER

316 
WWUS55 KBOU 072227
SVSBOU

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

COC121-072300-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140507T2300Z/
WASHINGTON CO-
427 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 426 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF  
PLATNER...OR 6 MILES EAST OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
AKRON...OTIS...PLATNER...ELBA AND BURDETT. 

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 3986 10321 4003 10336 4043 10298 4019 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 221DEG 17KT 4013 10310 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

BAKER

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