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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 19, 2020Logan County, Sedgwick County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2020, 6:05 PM MDT for Logan County, Sedgwick County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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 19, 2020, 6:05 PM MDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2020, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Logan County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 19, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 00:00Z on 2020-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 00:00Z on 2020-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

275 
WFUS55 KBOU 200005
TORBOU
COC075-115-200030-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0003.200720T0005Z-200720T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
605 PM MDT Sun Jul 19 2020

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Logan County in northeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Sedgwick County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 630 PM MDT.
    
* At 605 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles east of Crook, or 21 miles southwest of
  Chappell, moving east at 20 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...
  Marks Butte.

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 4090 10249 4075 10251 4075 10274 4092 10274
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 280DEG 16KT 4084 10269 

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

$$

RPK
1 follow-up statement
479 
WWUS55 KBOU 200022
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
622 PM MDT Sun Jul 19 2020

COC075-115-200031-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200720T0030Z/
Logan CO-Sedgwick CO-
622 PM MDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN
SEDGWICK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM MDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to 
expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with 
this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 4090 10249 4075 10251 4075 10274 4092 10274
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 280DEG 16KT 4083 10261 

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 6:14 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUPhillips31 min
Jul 19, 6:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips26 min
Jul 20, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld50 min
Jul 20, 4:14 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOULarimer, Weld3 hr
Jul 20, 4:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer, Weld3 hr
Jul 20, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld32 min
Jul 20, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld31 min
Jul 20, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld28 min
Jul 20, 5:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld115 min
Jul 20, 5:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln20 min

Nearby

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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.