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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2025, 6:55 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln 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
- Apr 23, 2025, 6:55 PM MDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2025, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:37 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 S Limon, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 353 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
914
WFUS55 KBOU 240055
TORBOU
COC039-073-240130-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0002.250424T0055Z-250424T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
655 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East Central Elbert County in east central Colorado...
Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 655 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles southeast of Matheson, or 13 miles
southwest of Limon, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Mainly rural areas of East Central Elbert and Central Lincoln
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from 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 3906 10399 3924 10393 3921 10357 3902 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 278DEG 19KT 3913 10386
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
RPK2 follow-up statements
102
WWUS55 KBOU 240110
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
710 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025
COC039-073-240130-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250424T0130Z/
Elbert CO-Lincoln CO-
710 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ELBERT AND CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
At 710 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Limon, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mainly rural areas of East Central Elbert and Central Lincoln
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3906 10395 3924 10392 3921 10357 3902 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 277DEG 18KT 3913 10386
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
RPK661 WWUS55 KBOU 240127 SVSBOU Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Denver CO 727 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025 COC039-073-240137- /O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250424T0130Z/ Elbert CO-Lincoln CO- 727 PM MDT Wed Apr 23 2025 ...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ELBERT AND CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3906 10395 3924 10392 3921 10357 3902 10361 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 277DEG 18KT 3912 10376 $$ RPK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 6:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 8:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Douglas | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 2:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 2:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Elbert | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 34 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.