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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2014, 2:09 PM MDT for Elbert County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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 11, 2014, 2:09 PM MDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2014, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
County Elbert County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3361 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 11, 10:04 AM MDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 10:04 AM MDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 10:40 AM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1040 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 COZ030>051-121645- JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1040 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS IT DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE GREATEST RISK FOR ANY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE FROM THE DENVER METRO AREA NORTHEAST TOWARDS AKRON AND SOUTH ACROSS THE THE PALMER DIVIDE TOWARD KIOWA AND LIMON. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AS THE AIRMASS GRADUALLY STABILIZES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THURSDAY. WARMER AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. AT THIS TIME...NO STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1252 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 COZ041-046-111930- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET CO- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY CO- 1252 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ELBERT AND EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MDT... AT 1251 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PONDEROSA PARK...OR 28 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENVER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORTHEASTERN CASTLE ROCK...SOUTHEASTERN PARKER...ELIZABETH...KIOWA... FRANKTOWN...PONDEROSA PARK AND THE PINERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3925 10485 3951 10474 3956 10421 3920 10424 TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 273DEG 25KT 3937 10468 BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:23 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 123 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 COZ042-112015- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY CO- 123 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 122 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF GROVER...OR 34 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREELEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...NEW RAYMER AND KEOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE FOR SUDDEN GUSTY WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4071 10439 4088 10422 4087 10379 4060 10380 TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 273DEG 25KT 4076 10426 BAKER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 1:35 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
135 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014
COZ041-045-046-112000-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET CO-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES CO-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY CO-
135 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE AND
NORTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM MDT...
AT 134 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DEER TRAIL TO 10
MILES SOUTH OF BYERS TO 8 MILES EAST OF KIOWA...AND MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEER TRAIL...AGATE AND COTTONWOOD VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR SUDDEN GUSTY WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 10371 3934 10391 3939 10436 3957 10424
3968 10408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 280DEG 37KT 3966 10404 3957 10418 3938 10431
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Jun 11, 2:09 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
209 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014
COZ041-045-046-049-112045-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET CO-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES CO-WASHINGTON COUNTY CO-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY CO-
209 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE...
NORTHEASTERN ELBERT...SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...
AT 207 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COTTONWOOD VALLEY TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF AGATE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIMLA...AND MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIMON AND COTTONWOOD VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND
MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3916 10380 3919 10421 3942 10393 3966 10386
3965 10345 3938 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 270DEG 19KT 3962 10383 3941 10387 3923 10413
BAKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 12:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 1:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 3:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Washington | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Washington | 46 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.