Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 1995, 3:22 PM MDT for Logan County, Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 1995, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 1995, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Logan County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 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 052122 RRA
SVRDEN
COC075-123-052200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
322 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
LOGAN AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WELD
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ILIFF...NORTH STERLING RESERVOIR...PADRONI...PEETZ...PROCTOR...
STERLING AND WESTPLAINS
AT 318 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTPLAINS ...OR
ABOUT 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING AND ANOTHER NEAR PADRONI...ABOUT 10
MILES NORTH OF STERLING.
THE PUBLIC REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WITH THE STORM NEAR WESTPLAINS.
THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO TnHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
LAT...LON 4058 10285 4080 10373 4099 10374 4096 10286
FMCWhat 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, Aug 5, 1:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
COZ035-038-043-052000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 100 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 AT 100 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH LARIMER...BOULDER AND WESTERN WELD COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER IN NORTHWESTERN WELD COUNTY AND PLATTEVILLE OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF GREELEY TO NEAR LOVELAND. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. LAT...LON 4007 10462 4036 10536 4058 10537 4057 10452 FMC
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 1:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
COZ035-038-043-052000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 100 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 AT 100 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH LARIMER...BOULDER AND WESTERN WELD COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER IN NORTHWESTERN WELD COUNTY AND PLATTEVILLE OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF GREELEY TO NEAR LOVELAND. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. LAT...LON 4007 10462 4036 10536 4058 10537 4057 104j52 FMC
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 1:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
COZ035-038-043-052100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 200 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 AT 150 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH LARIMER...BOULDER AND WELD COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LARIMER COUNTY...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT COLLINS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ArRE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. LAT...LON 4007 10462 4036 10536 4058 10537 4057 10452 FMC
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
COZ035-038-043-052100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 200 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 AT 150 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH LARIMER...BOULDER AND WELD COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LARIMER COUNTY...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT COLLINS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO TODAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. LAT...LON 4007 10462 4036 10536 4058 10537 4057 10452 FMC
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:30 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
COZ042-048-052130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 230 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN EASTERN WELD COUNTY... AT 230 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING AND INTENSIFYING OVER EASTERN WELD COUNTY. THREE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF BUCKINGHAM OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT MORGAN. THE SECOND THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAUFMAN OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING. THE THIRD THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ON THE WYOMING-COLORADO BORDER ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROVER OR 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHEYENNE WYOMING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALL MOVING TO THE EAST ABOUT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY BY 330 PM MDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ALONG WITH PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN WELD COUNTY WITH NEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO FORMING IN CENTRAL ADAMS AND CENTRAL ARAPAHOE COUNTIES AS WELL AS OVER THE FOOTHILLS BOULDER...CLEAR CREEK AND GILPIN COUNTIES. MOVE INDOORS IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. LIGHTNING KILLS MORE PEOPLE IN COLORADO THAN ANY OTHER SEVERE WEATHER PHENOMENA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 60 MPH OR MORE AND PERHAPS LARGE HAIL. MONITOR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND BULLETINS. END...BOODA...WSFO DENVER
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:35 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
COZ042-048-052130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 230 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN EASTERN WELD COUNTY... AT 230 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING AND INTENSIFYING OVER EASTERN WELD COUNTY. THREE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF BUCKINGHAM OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT MORGAN. THE SECOND THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAUFMAN OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF STERLING. THE THIRD THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ON THE WYOMING-COLORADO BORDER ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GROVER OR 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHEYENNE WYOMING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALL MOVING TO THE EAST ABOUT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY BY 330 PM MDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ALONG WITH PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN WELD COUNTY WITH NEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO FORMING IN CENTRAL ADAMS AND CENTRAL ARAPAHOE COUNTIES AS WELL AS OVER THE FOOTHILLS BOULDER...CLEAR CREEK AND GILPIN COUNTIES. MOVE INDOORS IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. LIGHTNING KILLS MORE PEOPLE IN COLORADO THAN ANY OTHER SEVERE WEATHER PHENOMENA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 60 MPH OR MORE AND PERHAPS LARGE HAIL. MONITOR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND BULLETINS. END...BOODA...WSFO DENVER
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.