203 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 431 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN WELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 515 PM MDT * AT 430 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES NORTH OF MILLIKEN...OR 5 MILES WEST OF GREELEY...NEAR HIGHWAY 34 AND 83RD AVENUE. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TORNADOES AT ANY TIME. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GREELEY...EVANS...MILLIKEN...PLATTEVILLE...LA SALLE...KERSEY... GILCREST AND LUCERNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 22:51:07 +0000
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