Issued by The National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, CO Sat, Aug 3, 2013, 2:30 PM MDT Local Radar Map Updated Aug 3, 2013, 2:25pm MDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 315 PM MDT * AT 230 PM MDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAST CHANCE... OR 33 MILES NORTH OF LIMON... THE STORM MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. HAZARD... TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE... RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 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... LAST CHANCE... WOODLIN SCHOOL AND LINDON. 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 IN A MOBILE HOME... A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS... MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO... AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT... OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. (ce)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 20:37:49 +0000
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