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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 6, 2017Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2017, 2:16 PM MDT for Larimer County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 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
Jul 6, 2017, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2017, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

County Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2017-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2017-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-531 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3285 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

010 
WWUS85 KBOU 062016
SPSBOU

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
216 PM MDT THU JUL 6 2017
 
COZ035-038-062100-
Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet CO-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County CO-
216 PM MDT THU JUL 6 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LARIMER COUNTY UNTIL
300 PM MDT...

At 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Virginia Dale, or 28 miles northwest of Fort Collins, moving
southeast at 5 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wellington, Livermore and Virginia Dale. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for sudden gusty winds. Secure loose objects and move to a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4067 10495 4077 10538 4099 10536 4100 10497
      4100 10495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 301DEG 4KT 4093 10529 

$$

COOPER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 3:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer37 min
Jul 6, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld37 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.