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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, CO — May 21, 2026

NWS BOU · ETN 1 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office BOU issued a tornado warning at 22:52 UTC on May 21, 2026. The warning was in effect for 38 minutes, ending at May 21, 2026 23:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.64, -103.58, moving east at about 20 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 WNW Thurman Washington, CO UNK Brief ground circulation. Report via NWSChat. (BOU)
3 WSW Thurman Washington, CO UNK Tornado lasted 4 minutes. (BOU)
2 WSW Thurman Washington, CO UNK Brief Tornado lasted one minute. (BOU)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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