Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1100 AM MDT FRI MAY 26 1995

THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES

ADAMS      ARAPAHOE     BOULDER    CLEAR CREEK    DENVER       DOUGLAS
ELBERT     EL PASO      GILPIN     GRAND          JACKSON      JEFFERSON
LAKE       LARIMER      LINCOLN    LOGAN          MORGAN       PARK
PHILLIPS   SEDGWICK     SUMMIT     TELLER         WASHINGTON   WELD

SYNOPSIS: LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD.

THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS IS VERY UNSTABLE AND
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACROSS THIS AREA INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO IS ALSO QUITE
UNSTABLE...BUT A MORE STABLE LAYER ABOUT 10 THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE
SURFACE WILL SLOW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS.  IN
FACT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 600 PM EAST
OF A STERLING-AKRON LINE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OFF THE FOOTHILLS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS AND THEN LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY ENCOUNTER THE MORE STABLE MID-LEVEL
LAYER. EVENTUALLY THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG ENOUGH BOUNDARY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP FROM NEAR FT COLLINS TO DENVER BY MID AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
SOME HAIL...POSSIBLY LARGE ENOUGH FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
TO BE ISSUED.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY WEST OF A RAYMER-
FT MORGAN-BYERS-ELBERT LINE.  THE MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WOULD BE
HAIL WITH SOME OF THE LARGER HAILSTONES POSSIBLY OVER 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE FLATLANDS OF
NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 10 PM.

SPOTTER ACTIVIATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN
200 PM AND 800 PM.

IMY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
215 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 1995

AT 213 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEER TRAIL
...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON IN NORTH CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY.
 THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE UNSTABLE AND THIS STORM MAY BECOME SEVERE IN
THE NEXT 30 MINUTES AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH INTO EASTERN AFDAMS
COUNTY. THE TOWNS OF AGATE AND DEER TRAIL ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3944 10397 3940 10436 3960 10430 3967 10400

IMY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
255 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 1995

...MORE SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...

A STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN UTAH WILL FINALLY MOVE EASTWARD OVER
COLORADO ON SATURDAY...PRODUCING MORE SNOW AND WINDY CONDIIONS OVER MUCH
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8000 AND 9000 FEET.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...WHERE
WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES.

HOLIDAY TRAVELERS VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER-LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER PASSES
MAY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. HARDY CAMPERS SHOULD TAKE PLENTY OF
BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING...AS OVERNITE LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE 20S AND
LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN
THE 40S ON SATURDAY.

ENTREKIN