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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 7, 2012Arapahoe County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2012, 5:59 PM MDT for Arapahoe County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2012, 5:59 PM MDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2012, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Arapahoe County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 11:46 AM MDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1398 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1398 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

462 
WUUS55 KBOU 072359
SVRBOU
COC005-080030-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0047.120607T2359Z-120608T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
559 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 630 PM MDT

* AT 559 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF DEER TRAIL...OR 34 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  LIMON...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEER TRAIL
  AND BYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 IN
EXCESS OF 58 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

&&

LAT...LON 3973 10396 3957 10396 3956 10427 3972 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 250DEG 16KT 3961 10411
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
857 
WWUS55 KBOU 080010
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
610 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

COC005-080030-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120608T0030Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-
610 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY...

AT 609 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5
MILES WEST OF DEER TRAIL...OR 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIMON...MOVING 
SLOWLY SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DEER TRAIL AND BYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 IN
EXCESS OF 58 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

&&

LAT...LON 3973 10396 3957 10396 3956 10427 3972 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 250DEG 16KT 3960 10410
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN

$$
366 
WWUS55 KBOU 080030 RRA
SVSBOU

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
630 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

COC005-080041-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120608T0030Z/
ARAPAHOE CO-
630 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3973 10396 3957 10396 3956 10427 3972 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 250DEG 16KT 3960 10409

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld48 min
Jun 6, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert54 min
Jun 6, 6:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Elbert90 min
Jun 6, 6:35 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert40 min
Jun 6, 7:07 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert38 min
Jun 6, 7:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert3 hr
Jun 6, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert44 min
Jun 6, 7:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Weld35 min
Jun 6, 7:42 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert33 min
Jun 6, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld47 min
Jun 6, 7:44 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe31 min
Jun 6, 7:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas49 min
Jun 6, 8:05 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas25 min
Jun 6, 8:13 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUDouglas92 min
Jun 6, 8:30 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDouglas, Elbert30 min
Jun 6, 8:37 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUDouglas3 hr
Jun 6, 8:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Denver52 min
Jun 6, 9:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert45 min
Jun 6, 9:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas51 min
Jun 6, 9:53 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer82 min
Jun 6, 10:25 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert3 hr
Jun 6, 10:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas32 min
Jun 6, 11:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas43 min
Jun 6, 11:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUDouglas3 hr
Jun 6, 11:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDenver, Jefferson41 min
Jun 6, 11:50 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUDenver, Jefferson25 min
Jun 7, 12:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson44 min
Jun 7, 12:30 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Denver, Jefferson90 min
Jun 7, 12:52 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 7, 12:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Denver, Douglas33 min
Jun 7, 1:39 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson7 hr
Jun 7, 8:43 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver4 hr
Jun 7, 10:47 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert13 hr
Jun 7, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan, Weld53 min
Jun 7, 4:25 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOUBoulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more23 hr
Jun 7, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe39 min
Jun 7, 5:06 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe24 min
Jun 7, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUMorgan51 min
Jun 7, 5:28 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert32 min
Jun 7, 5:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Morgan, Washington, Weld41 min
Jun 7, 5:54 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUElbert36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.