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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

September 1, 19904 counties in Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 1990, 7:13 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 47 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 1990, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 1990, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Whole counties

Counties Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 1990-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 239 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 1990-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KDEN 020115
SVRDEN
COC121-087-123-075-020200-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
713 PM MDT SAT SEP 01 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM  MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST COLORADO:

     NORTH WEST WASHINGTON
     EASTERN MORGAN
     EXTREME EAST CENTRAL WELD
     SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TOWNS/CITIES:

     ATWOOD..BRUSH..FORT MORGAN..HILLROSE..MERINO..NEW RAYMER...
     STERLING..STONEHAM..AND WILLARD


AT 0710PM MDT 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL WAS SPOTTED 2 MILES WEST OF THE
TOWN OF FORT MORGAN.  RADAR ALSO INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN
THIS AREA.  THE THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 
20-25 MPH.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO TO A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OF OVER 60 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD A LOW LYING AREA.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.  IF OUTDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS.  MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE.  WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING
TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN DENVER...OR CALL  YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 361-0663.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR INFORMATION.

GCF...WSFO DENVER

LAT...LON 4031 10295 4004 10374 4048 10396 4088 10331

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, Sep 1, 3:13 PM MDT, 4 hours before
COZ011-010445-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  DENVER CO
315PM MDT SAT SEP 1 1990

...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING SOUTHEAST OF DENVER...

AT 3PM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS FORMING SOUTHEAST OF DENVER FROM
NORTHEAST DOUGLAS COUNTY TO NORTH CENTRAL ARAPAHOE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST
OF THESE CELLS WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF PARKER. THESE STORMS CONTAIN
CONSIDERABLE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL
MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. MOVEMENT ON THESE STORMS WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AT 10 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. PESONS IN NORTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS...NORTHWESTERN
ELBERT AND EASTERN APAPAHOE COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
LET
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 3:53 PM MDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
COZ011-012-012230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  DENVER CO
350 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 1990

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 345 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM EXTREME NORTHEAST DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH
CENTRAL ARAPAHOE AND INTO CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WATKINS...OR 20 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN
DENVER.  ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
AND WILL BE AFFECTING PERSONS IN CENTRAL ARAPAHOE AND CENTRAL ADAMS
COUNTIES.

PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF MANILA AND BENNETT SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR THESE STORMS AS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
...DEADLY LIGHTNING...HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS.  IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND WAIT FOR
THE STORM TO PASS.  LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY
WITH THESE STORMS SO MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ROADS COVERED BY WATER.

HEITKAMP
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 4:39 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
COZ011-012-012315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  DENVER CO
440 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 1990

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WELD COUNTY...

AT 435 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WELD COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEENESBURG...OR 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DOWNTOWN DENVER.  THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
AND WILL BE AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THE TOWN OF ROGGEN AND ALSO MOTORISTS
TRAVELING ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 6 BETWEEN ROGGEN AND WIGGINS BY 445 PM
MDT.

PEOPLE IN THE THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THIS STORM AS IT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY
LIGHTNING...HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS.  IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO
PASS.  LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS STORM
SO MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ROADS COVERED BY WATER.

HEITKAMP
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 7:03 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
COZ011-012-012315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  DENVER CO
7PM MDT   SATURDAY   SEPT 1 1990

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO RUMBLE IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 7PM MDT SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS THE
PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO.  ONE INTENSE THUNDERSTORM CELL WAS
LOCATED IN EASTERN WELD COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW RAYMER
OR 35 MILES WEST OF STERLING COLORADO.  INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST AND 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT MORGAN IN MORGAN
COUNTY.  A FOURTH INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF FORT
LUPTON...OR 30 MILES NORTH OF DENVER.  ALL THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT A RATE OF 20-25 MPH.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST COLORADO ESPECIALLY IN WELD AND MORGAN COUNTIES
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND MOVE INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
POSSIBLY HAIL.  HEAVY RAIN AND PERHAPS EVEN A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  MOTORISTS ON I-76 IN MORGAN COUNTY AS
WELL AS OTHER STREETS AND ROADS IN NORTHEAT COLORADO IN MORGAN AND WELD
COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.

END...GCF...WSFO DENVER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUBoulder, Gilpin, Grand29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.