Tornado Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

May 7, 2016, 2:46 PM MDT (20:46 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2016, 3:15 PM MDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Morgan County, CO, Weld County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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186 
WFUS55 KBOU 072046
TORBOU
COC087-123-072115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0003.160507T2046Z-160507T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
246 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  WEST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
    
* AT 246 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF WIGGINS...OR 20 MILES WEST OF
  FORT MORGAN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 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...
  WIGGINS...GOODRICH...RIVERSIDE RESERVOIR...ORCHARD AND JACKSON
  RESERVOIR.

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 YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4015 10412 4023 10432 4046 10421 4040 10400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 188DEG 31KT 4024 10418 

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

$$

RPK

748 
WWUS55 KBOU 072058
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
258 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

COC087-123-072115-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160507T2115Z/
WELD CO-MORGAN CO-
258 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WELD AND WEST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 258 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WIGGINS...OR 19
MILES WEST OF FORT MORGAN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
WIGGINS...GOODRICH...RIVERSIDE RESERVOIR...ORCHARD AND JACKSON
RESERVOIR.

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 4016 10411 4024 10431 4046 10421 4040 10400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 196DEG 20KT 4031 10416 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

RPK

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