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Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

March 15, 20114 counties in Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this winter storm watch at Mar 15, 2011, 2:48 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 17, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2011, 2:48 PM MDT (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 17, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2011, 3:11 PM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

Counties Boulder County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 2:43 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Larimer and 3 more34 hr
Mar 15, 2:43 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more29 hr
Mar 15, 2:43 PM MDTRed Flag WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more52 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.