NWS Denver COTO.W 0007May 30, 2026
Tornado Warning: Phillips and Sedgwick, CO
The National Weather Service office in Denver issued a tornado warning for Phillips and Sedgwick in Colorado, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 7th tornado warning the NWS office in Denver issued in 2026. Colorado had 14 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 24 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Colorado's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Denver CO
- Area
- Phillips and Sedgwick
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:39 p.m. MDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. MDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOU TO.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Colorado since 2008Every warning type in Colorado
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The notice as issued
TORBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Eastern Phillips County in northeastern Colorado... Southeastern Sedgwick County in northeastern Colorado... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 639 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Holyoke, moving north at 25 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. * Locations impacted include... Holyoke, Amherst, Pleasant Valley and Sixteen-Mile Corner.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.