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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 19, 2021Morgan County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:40 PM MDT for Morgan County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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, 2021, 2:40 PM MDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Morgan County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 2:44 PM MDTTORNADO2 W Adena, COSEVERAL BRIEF LANDSPOUTS BETWEEN 2:40 AND 2:50 PM.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 2021-06-19Temperature 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 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WFUS55 KBOU 192040
TORBOU
COC087-192115-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0030.210619T2040Z-210619T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
240 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Morgan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 315 PM MDT.
    
* At 240 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Adena, or 17 miles south of Fort Morgan, moving
  east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Twelve-Mile Corner, Adena School and Adena. 

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 4000 10373 4000 10401 4012 10405 4017 10380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 248DEG 9KT 4002 10391 

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

$$

RPK
2 follow-up statements
561 
WWUS55 KBOU 192058
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
258 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021

COC087-192115-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210619T2115Z/
Morgan CO-
258 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY...
    
At 258 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Adena, or 15 miles south of Fort Morgan, moving east
at 10 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Twelve-Mile Corner, Adena School and Adena. 

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 4000 10373 4000 10396 4011 10397 4017 10380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 248DEG 9KT 4004 10385 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

RPK
557 
WWUS55 KBOU 192111
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
311 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021

COC087-192120-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210619T2115Z/
Morgan CO-
311 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
315 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.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4000 10373 4000 10396 4011 10397 4017 10380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 248DEG 9KT 4005 10382 

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 8:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld33 min
Jun 19, 11:54 AM MDTFire Weather WatchBOUGrand, Jackson, Summit15 hr
Jun 19, 1:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUArapahoe35 min
Jun 19, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver33 min
Jun 19, 2:09 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBOUAdams36 min
Jun 19, 2:52 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams23 min
Jun 19, 2:54 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert21 min
Jun 19, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld31 min
Jun 19, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Washington34 min
Jun 19, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington27 min
Jun 19, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington55 min
Jun 19, 3:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln49 min
Jun 19, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington50 min
Jun 19, 4:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan41 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln51 min
Jun 19, 4:12 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington33 min
Jun 19, 4:15 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULogan30 min
Jun 19, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington38 min
Jun 19, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Phillips, Sedgwick41 min
Jun 19, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln33 min
Jun 19, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick29 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.