Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 1986, 4:15 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 31, 1986, 4:15 PM MDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 1986, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 4:20 PM MDT | Hail 0.75 | El Paso, CO |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 240PM MDT THUR JUL 31 1986 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.... AT 230PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF STERLING COLORADO OR ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF ARKON COLORADO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG LIGHTNING AND SURBFACE WINDS. AT THE CURRENT SPEED...THE TOWNS OF YUMA AND CLARKVILLE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY COLORADO WILL BE AFFECTED IN THE NEXT HOUR. HECKMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 3:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Yuma | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Yuma | 58 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.