Tornado Warning 36, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Issued

Jun 5, 2015, 3:04 PM MDT (21:04 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2015, 3:30 PM MDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.25 in

Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO

The Denver radar (KFTG), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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372 
WFUS55 KBOU 052104
TORBOU
COC001-005-052130-
/O.NEW.KBOU.TO.W.0036.150605T2104Z-150605T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  CENTRAL ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 330 PM MDT
    
* AT 302 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF BENNETT...OR 29 MILES EAST OF 
  DENVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAM RADIO SPOTTERS REPORT 
  THAT THIS THUNDERSTORM APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS 
  OR A BRIEF TORNADO.  

  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...
  SOUTHEASTERN AURORA...BENNETT...MANILA VILLAGE...BYERS...LEADER AND
  STRASBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE ANY TORNADO THAT FORMS. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE 
OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 10471 3993 10444 3991 10402 3958 10428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 211DEG 23KT 3963 10443 

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

$$

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