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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

April 27, 2021Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2021, 4:36 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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
Apr 27, 2021, 4:36 PM MDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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
Apr 27, 11:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2021-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2021-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

842 
WFUS55 KBOU 272236
TORBOU
COC073-272300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0002.210427T2236Z-210427T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
436 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...

* Until 500 PM MDT.
    
* At 436 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles south of Arriba, or 11 miles southwest of
  Flagler, moving northeast at 5 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Lincoln County.

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 3917 10336 3931 10316 3930 10315 3913 10316
      3908 10316 3905 10324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 218DEG 6KT 3916 10321 

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

$$

DANIELSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 1:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington23 min
Apr 27, 3:16 AM MDTWinter Storm WarningBOUBoulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more30 hr
Apr 27, 11:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas25 min
Apr 27, 11:55 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert50 min
Apr 27, 11:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver31 min
Apr 27, 12:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Weld26 min
Apr 27, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUAdams45 min
Apr 27, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln39 min
Apr 27, 1:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld37 min
Apr 27, 1:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld31 min
Apr 27, 2:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert28 min
Apr 27, 2:08 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBOUClear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park20 hr
Apr 27, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln52 min
Apr 27, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan32 min
Apr 27, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln41 min
Apr 27, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln45 min
Apr 27, 3:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan20 min
Apr 27, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan, Washington32 min
Apr 27, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln47 min
Apr 27, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan28 min
Apr 27, 3:41 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln34 min
Apr 27, 4:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln33 min
Apr 27, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Morgan, Washington17 min
Apr 27, 5:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington26 min
Apr 27, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUPhillips24 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.