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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2022, 6:58 PM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 19 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 6, 2022, 6:58 PM MDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2022, 7:17 PM MDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 313 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted.
667
WFUS55 KBOU 070058
TORBOU
COC121-070130-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0013.220707T0058Z-220707T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
658 PM MDT Wed Jul 6 2022
The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Washington County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 658 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southeast of Elba, or 18 miles south of Akron,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
central Washington 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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3992 10328 4004 10307 3988 10294 3975 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 323DEG 14KT 3990 10313
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
RPK1 follow-up statement
617
WWUS55 KBOU 070117
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
717 PM MDT Wed Jul 6 2022
COC121-070127-
/O.CAN.KBOU.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220707T0130Z/
Washington CO-
717 PM MDT Wed Jul 6 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.
LAT...LON 3992 10328 4004 10307 3988 10294 3975 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 323DEG 14KT 3984 10307
$$
RPKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 6:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 6:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 6:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 12:22 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Grand | 83 min |
| Jul 7, 12:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Grand | 104 min |
| Jul 7, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 2:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 2:41 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Boulder | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 2:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Larimer | 108 min |
| Jul 7, 3:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 3:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Crowley | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 28 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.