Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1992, 9:44 PM MDT for Larimer County, Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 14, 1992, 9:44 PM MDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1992, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Larimer County, CO, Weld County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 10:00 PM MDT | Hail 1 | Weld, 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 nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDEN 150346
SVRDEN
COC069-123-150430-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
944 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO
EAST CENTRAL LARIMER
IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
WEST CENTRAL WELD
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
SOUTH FORT COLLINS...HARMONY...SEVERANCE...TIMNATH...WELLINGTON
AND WINDSOR
AT 944 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE CITY OF HARMONY ...OR ABOUT 9
MILES SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS.
THIS STORM HAS BEEN INTENSIFYING. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF UP TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN THE LOVELAND - FT COLLINS
AREAS.
THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTEAST AT 15 MPH.
IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN. WITH A TORNADO WATCH STILL IN EFFECT...REMEMBER THAT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOMETIMES PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCE WARNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
MCQUEEN
LAT...FLON 4049 10481 4044 10502 4050 10513 4058 10515
4083 10481 4062 10479What 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, Jun 14, 5:21 PM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
COZ002-004-011-012-150000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 520 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS CANCELLED A PORTION OF THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO. THE CANCELLED PORTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: WESTERN LARIMER... CLEAR CREEK...GILPIN...WESTERN BOULDER...NORTHERN TELLER...AND NORTHEAST PARK. THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
COZ011-012-150045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 615 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN WELD COUNTY... AT 615 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEVERENCE OR 11 MILES EAST OF FORT COLLINS. HALF INCH HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED EARLIER WITH THIS STORM AS IT PASSED THROUGH FORT COLLINS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN AND MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD. DOPPLER RADAR HAS BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF THIS STORM INTENSIFYING SO PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL WELD COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS STORM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WE^ATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND AND/OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS STORM. HEITKAMP
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
COZ011-012-150200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 658 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFY OVER WESTMINSTER...NORTH ARVADA... AT 658 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING THUNDERTORMS INTENSIFYING OVER WESTMINSTER AND NORTH ARVADA. RADAR WAS SHOWING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AT THIS TIME. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FRONT RANGE UNTIL 900 PM MDT. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...AS WELL AS OTHER STORMS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. LISTEN CLOSELY FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. MCQUEEN
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
COZ011-150200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 725 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LARIMER COUNTY... AT 722 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LARIMER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN RUSTIC AND LIVERMORE...ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT COLLINGS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FRONT RANGE UNTIL 900 PM MDT. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...AS WELL AS OTHER STORMS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. LISTEN CLOSELY FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNI NGS. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:33 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
COZ011-150230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 732 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN METRO AREA... ...WARNING EXPIRED AT 730 PM... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN METRO AREA AS OF 732 PM. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE STORM WAS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST WELD COUNTY AT 732...NEAR ERIE AND DACONA. SPOTTERS WERE REPORTING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL AT I-25 AND HIGHWAY 7 AT 729 PM...THIS IS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF NORTHGLENN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FRONT RANGE UNTIL 900 PM MDT. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ST*ORM...AS WELL AS OTHER STORMS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. LISTEN CLOSELY FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. MCQUEEN
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 8:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
COZ011-150300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 802 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 1992 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WELD COUNTY... THE EARLIER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN DENVER METRO AREA WERE IN SOUTHERN WELD COUNTY AT 802 PM...MAINLY BETWEEN PLATTEVILLE AND ROGGEN. THE MOST INTENSE PART WAS NEAR MILTON RESERVOIR...ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF GREELEY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT] 20 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FRONT RANGE AND NORTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL 900 PM MDT. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THIS EVENING. MCQUEEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 6:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 6:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Weld | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 8:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Weld | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 9:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 9:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 9:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 10:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 10:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 10:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 11:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 12:23 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 12:23 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington, Yuma | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 1:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.