Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1993, 2:10 PM MDT for Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1993, 2:10 PM MDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1993, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Weld County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 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 032009
SVRDEN
COC123-032045-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
210 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL WELD
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
HUDSON...KEENESBURG...LOCHBUIE AND PROSPECT VALLEY
AT 208 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES WEST OF HUDSON ...OR ABOUT 25
MILES SOUTH OF GREELEY.
THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
ApGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
LAT...LON 4001 10427 4003 10472 4015 10471 4015 10428
LESZCYNSKIWhat 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 3, 12:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
COZ011-031915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1237 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 AT 1235 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF LOVELAND ...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OF HARMONY...LOVELAND AND WINDSOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL ABOUT 115 PM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE WEATHER CHANNEL OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. LESZCYNSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
COZ011-031915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1237 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 AT 1235 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF LOVELAND ...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OF HARMONY...LOVELAND AND WINDSOR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL ABOUT 115 PM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE WEATHER CHANNEL OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. LESZCYNSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:20 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
COZ011-012-031945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 120 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 AT 120 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR HEREFORD...OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT COLLINS...TO NEAR JOHNSTOWN...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS. THE LINE OF OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER EXTREME EASTERN BOULDER COUNTY ...EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LONGMONT. AT 110 PM MDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN MILLIKEN. PEOPEL IN WELD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BRIGGSDALE...GROVER ... HEREFORD...KEOTA...NEW RAYMER...STONEHAM...MILLIKEN AND GREELEY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 220 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. D-L
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:20 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
COZ011-012-031945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 120 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 AT 120 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL WELD COUNTY. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR HEREFORD...OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT COLLINS...TO NEAR JOHNSTOWN...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS. THE LINE OF OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER EXTREME EASTERN BOULDER COUNTY ...EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LONGMONT. AT 110 PM MDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN MILLIKEN. PEOPEL IN WELD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BRIGGSDALE...GROVER ... HEREFORD...KEOTA...NEW RAYMER...STONEHAM...MILLIKEN AND GREELEY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 220 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. D-L
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:43 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
COZ011-012-032000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 145 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER NORTHEAST DENVER... AT 140 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY NORTH OF AURORA IN WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY ...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DENVER. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF AURORA IN WESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. ALL THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF WATKINS AND BENNETT...AND MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. D-L
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:45 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
COZ011-012-032000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 145 PM MDT THU JUN 03 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER NORTHEAST DENVER... AT 140 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY NORTH OF AURORA IN WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY ...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DENVER. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF AURORA IN WESTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. ALL THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF WATKINS AND BENNETT...AND MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 4PM. D-L
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 11:45 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 12:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 2:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 2:21 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Weld | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.