Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2018, 1:14 PM MDT for Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018, 1:14 PM MDT (19:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2018, 1:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Firestone, CO | HAIL COVERED THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF ONE INCH |
| Jun 19, 1:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Firestone, CO | |
| Jun 19, 1:22 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nnw Fort Lupton, CO | |
| Jun 19, 1:46 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Ne Hudson, CO | |
| Jun 19, 1:49 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | Hudson, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 12:25 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
481
WFUS55 KBOU 191914
TORBOU
COC123-191945-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0021.180619T1914Z-180619T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
114 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Weld County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 145 PM MDT.
* At 113 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fort Lupton, or 21 miles south of Greeley, moving
east at 30 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...
Firestone, Frederick, Fort Lupton, Dacono, Platteville, Hudson,
Keenesburg and Milton 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 outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4004 10496 4016 10497 4028 10462 4007 10450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 256DEG 25KT 4012 10481
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHLATTER1 follow-up statement
413
WWUS55 KBOU 191923
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
123 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018
COC123-191945-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180619T1945Z/
Weld CO-
123 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WELD COUNTY...
At 123 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 1 mile east of Fort Lupton, or 22 miles south of
Greeley, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Lupton, Hudson, Keenesburg and Milton Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 10484 4015 10486 4028 10462 4007 10450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 262DEG 23KT 4010 10474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHLATTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Weld | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 6:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 8:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 8:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 8:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Broomfield, Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 9:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 9:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 9:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 10:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Washington | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 10:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 10:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 10:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Washington | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 11:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 11:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 11:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Washington | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 1:11 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 12:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 12:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 12:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 1:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 1:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 1:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer, Weld | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 2:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Weld | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 2:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Weld | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 2:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Weld | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 2:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 3:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 4:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Jun 19, 4:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Morgan | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 4:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 5:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 13 min |
| Jun 19, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 51 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.