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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 27, 2018Morgan County, Weld County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2018, 3:26 PM MDT for Morgan County, Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2018, 3:26 PM MDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2018, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Morgan County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 27, 1:04 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 88 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 735 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
735 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
574 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

570 
WFUS55 KBOU 272126
TORBOU
COC087-123-272200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0033.180727T2126Z-180727T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
326 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Weld County in northeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Morgan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 400 PM MDT.
    
* At 326 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles east of Roggen, or 25 miles west of Fort
  Morgan, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Hoyt.

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 4013 10436 4023 10424 4012 10405 4001 10405
      4001 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 312DEG 21KT 4016 10426 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

RJK
1 follow-up statement
793 
WWUS55 KBOU 272155
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
355 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

COC087-123-272205-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180727T2200Z/
Weld CO-Morgan CO-
355 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WELD AND SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.

LAT...LON 4013 10436 4023 10424 4012 10405 4001 10405
      4001 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 312DEG 21KT 4005 10411 

$$

RJK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 6:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld47 min
Jul 26, 6:43 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWeld17 min
Jul 26, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer40 min
Jul 26, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld32 min
Jul 26, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld30 min
Jul 26, 8:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld36 min
Jul 26, 9:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Denver35 min
Jul 26, 9:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe30 min
Jul 26, 10:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert52 min
Jul 27, 1:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick52 min
Jul 27, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert37 min
Jul 27, 3:43 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington32 min
Jul 27, 3:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan, Weld25 min
Jul 27, 3:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert43 min
Jul 27, 4:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington41 min
Jul 27, 4:10 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe35 min
Jul 27, 4:28 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUArapahoe32 min
Jul 27, 4:35 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington25 min
Jul 27, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas, Jefferson33 min
Jul 27, 4:57 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln19 min
Jul 27, 5:09 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWashington2 hr
Jul 27, 5:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULincoln2 hr
Jul 27, 5:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.