Tornado Warning 31, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 5, 2015, 2:26 AM MDT (08:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2015, 3:00 AM MDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

County Elbert County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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324 
WFUS55 KBOU 050826
TORBOU
COC039-050900-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0031.150605T0826Z-150605T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
226 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 300 AM MDT
    
* AT 226 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF MATHESON...OR 15 MILES WEST OF
  LIMON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  SIMLA AND MATHESON. 

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 IN A MOBILE
HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10411 3936 10409 3936 10372 3913 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 276DEG 21KT 3923 10398 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

RPK

456 
WWUS55 KBOU 050837
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
237 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

COC039-050900-
/O.CON.KBOU.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150605T0900Z/
ELBERT CO-
237 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY...
    
AT 237 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MATHESON...OR 11 MILES WEST OF
LIMON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE 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...
SIMLA AND MATHESON. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10411 3936 10409 3936 10372 3913 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 276DEG 21KT 3922 10390 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

RPK

006 
WWUS55 KBOU 050857
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
257 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

COC039-050907-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150605T0900Z/
ELBERT CO-
257 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 AM MDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3913 10411 3936 10409 3936 10372 3913 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 276DEG 21KT 3922 10390 

$$

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