Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 1996, 6:35 AM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 40 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 24, 1996, 6:35 AM MDT (12:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 1996, 7:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:00 AM MDT | Hail 2 | Akron, 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 1420 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1023 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Jun 24, 2:43 AM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
COZ040-044-045-048-049-240945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 240 AM MDT MON JUN 24 1996 AT 235 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPING OVER EASTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN MORGAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED JUST EAST OF HOYT TO SOUTH OF BRUSH IN MORGAN COUNTY...AND FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELBA TO 63 MILES SOUTH OF OTIS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. FMC
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:15 AM MDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
COZ044-048-049-241000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
315 AM MDT MON JUN 24 1996
AT 309 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER EASTERN MORGAN AND NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
ELBA ...OR ABOUT 46 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIMON.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH
TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE:
AKRON...BRUSH...BURDETT...ELBA...FORT MORGAN...GARY...
HILLROSE...JACKSON RESERVOIR...LOG LANE VILLAGE...LONE STAR
...MIDWAY...OTIS...PLATNER...SNYDER AND WELDONA
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES.
LAT..:.LON 3977 10281 3980 10305 3982 10334 4040 10407
4039 10349 4042 10278Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:52 AM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
COZ044-048>049-241015-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
350 AM MDT MON JUN 24 1996
AT 345 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...OVER EASTERN MORGAN AND
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 48 MILES SOUTHEAST AND 30 MILES NORTH
OF FORT MORGAN IN MORGAN COUNTY...AND IN WASHINGTON COUNTY 9 MILES
SOUTH OF PLATNER ...OR ABOUT 47 MILES SOUTH OF STERLING.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
AREAS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
AKRON...ANTELOPE SPRINGS...ATWOOD...BRUSH...BURDETT...ELBA
...FORT MORGAN...GARY...HILLROSE...JACKSON RESERVOIR...LOG
LANE VILLAGE...LONE STAR...MERINO...MIDWAY...OTIS...PLATNER
...PREWITT RESERVOIR...SNYDER...ST PETERS AND WELDONA
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3993 10279 3989 10310 4004 10364 4039 10408
4050 10355 4067 10281Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:30 AM MDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
COZ044-048>049-241115-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
430 AM MDT MON JUN 24 1996
AT 425 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG... OVER NORTHEAST MORGAN...
SOUTHERN LOGAN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY ...OR ABOUT
41 MILES SOUTH OF STERLING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND 20 MILES EAST OF NEW
RAYMER...OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STERLING IN NORTHEAST MORGAN
COUNTY.
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
AREAS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
AKRON...ATWOOD...BURDETT...FLEMING...HILLROSE...LOGAN
CORNERS...LONE STAR...MERINO...MIDWAY...OTIS...PAWNEE PASS
...PLATNER...PREWITT RESERVOIR...SNYDER...ST PETERS...
STERLING AND WILLARD
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 4021 10287 3979 10281 4003 10334F 4051 10377
4068 10333 4068 10269Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:37 AM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
COZ044-048>049-241115-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO..CORRECTED
435 AM MDT MON JUN 24 1996
...CORRECTED LOCATION OF STORMS IN SECOND SECTION OF TEXT...
AT 425 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG... OVER NORTHEAST MORGAN...
SOUTHERN LOGAN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY ...OR ABOUT
41 MILES SOUTH OF STERLING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND IN NORTHEASTERN
MORGAN COUNTY...ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STERLING
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
AREAS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
AKRON...ATWOOD...BURDETT...FLEMING...HILLROSE...LOGAN
CORNERS...LONE STAR...MERINO...MIDWAY...OTIS...PAWNEE PASS
...PLATNER...PREWITT RESERVOIR...SNYDER...ST PETERS...
STERLING AND WILLARD
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
APPROACVHES.
LAT...LON 4021 10287 3979 10281 4003 10334 4051 10377
4068 10333 4068 10269The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 4:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 5:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 6:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 29 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.