Tornado Warning 32, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 5, 2015, 12:52 PM MDT (18:52 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2015, 1:15 PM MDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Douglas County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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858 
WFUS55 KBOU 051852
TORBOU
COC005-035-051915-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0032.150605T1852Z-150605T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1252 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 115 PM MDT
    
* AT 1251 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PARKER...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  DENVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
  SOUTHERN AURORA...EASTERN CENTENNIAL...PARKER...THE PINERY AND
  ARAPAHOE PARK.

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 3947 10487 3966 10476 3961 10456 3956 10459
      3956 10466 3944 10466 3940 10469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 228DEG 15KT 3949 10474 

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

$$

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055 
WWUS55 KBOU 051917
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
117 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

COC005-035-051924-
/O.EXP.KBOU.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-150605T1915Z/
DOUGLAS CO-ARAPAHOE CO-
117 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM MDT...
    
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED 
FOR DOUGLAS...ARAPAHOE AND ELBERT COUNTIES AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
145 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE 
WEATHER INFORMATION.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS 
THUNDERSTORM.

STORM SPOTTERS ARE REPORTING A TORNADO ON THE GROUND TO THE SOUTH 
AND SOUTHEAST OF ARAPAHOE PARK IN SOUTHWEST ARAPAHOE COUNTY.  

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF 
DOUGLAS...ARAPAHOE AND ELBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 3947 10487 3966 10476 3961 10456 3956 10459
      3956 10466 3944 10466 3940 10469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 228DEG 15KT 3949 10474 

$$

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