Tornado Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 7, 2014, 4:26 PM MDT (22:26 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2014, 5:00 PM MDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

County Weld County, CO

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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912 
WFUS55 KBOU 072226
TORBOU
COC123-072300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0007.140507T2226Z-140507T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
    
* AT 425 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARNESVILLE...OR 18 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF GREELEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BRIGGSDALE...GALETON...BARNESVILLE AND GILL. 

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 4036 10446 4058 10463 4074 10437 4054 10418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 223DEG 17KT 4055 10443 

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

$$

RPK

578 
WWUS55 KBOU 072236
SVSBOU

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

COC123-072300-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140507T2300Z/
WELD CO-
436 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
WELD COUNTY...
    
AT 435 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRIGGSDALE...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST
OF GREELEY...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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARNESVILLE AND BRIGGSDALE. 

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 4042 10446 4060 10457 4073 10436 4066 10430
      4055 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 221DEG 17KT 4059 10438 

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

$$

RPK

267 
WWUS55 KBOU 072255
SVSBOU

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

COC123-072305-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140507T2300Z/
WELD CO-
455 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WELD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM
MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. 
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HAIL AND 
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO.

LAT...LON 4042 10446 4060 10457 4073 10436 4066 10430
      4055 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 223DEG 17KT 4059 10438 

$$

RPK

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