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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 24, 2025Douglas County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2025, 5:53 PM MDT for Douglas County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2025, 5:53 PM MDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2025, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Douglas County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUWashington23 min
May 23, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUWashington45 min
May 24, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas47 min
May 24, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert49 min
May 24, 2:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert46 min
May 24, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas41 min
May 24, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert45 min
May 24, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert43 min
May 24, 3:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUElbert43 min
May 24, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert47 min
May 24, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUJefferson51 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.