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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Oct 1, 2017, 2:03 PM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 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
- Oct 1, 2017, 2:03 PM MDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2017, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
County Washington County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Oct 1, 11:17 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 11:17 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 10:57 AM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1057 AM MDT Sun Oct 1 2017 COZ030>051-021700- 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- 1057 AM MDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...Winter Storm Warning for the Northern Mountains this afternoon through Monday evening... ....Winter Weather Advisory for the North Central Mountains including the I-70 Corridor through Summit County, and North Park, tonight through Monday evening.... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widespread rain and snow showers, along with a few thunderstorms, will continue over the higher terrain today through tonight with the snow level dropping below 9,000 feet this evening, and then down to around 7,000 feet near the Wyoming border by late tonight. Periods of heavy snow will occur in the northern mountains with hazardous travel conditions developing this afternoon and evening. Snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour can be expected from the heavier showers. Across northeast Colorado there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms. An isolated severe storm or two is possible over the far northeast plains. Hail to one inch in diameter along with wind gusts to 60 mph will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Heavy bands of snow will continue over the Northern mountains Monday and Monday evening before diminishing late Monday night. The heaviest snow is expected to occur across Jackson, Grand, and the higher elevations of Larimer County Monday morning into the afternoon. In the I-70 Mountain Corridor, a lull in the storm is expected into Monday morning before a period of moderate to heavy snow moves back in during the afternoon. Snow levels will range from around 7,000 feet near the Wyoming border, to around 8,500 to 9,500 feet along the I-70 Corridor. Total snow accumulations by the time the storm diminishes Monday evening are expected to range from 8-16 inches in the mountains of Jackson, Grand, and Larimer Counties, with local amounts up to 2 feet possible. In the mountains along the I-70 Corridor through Summit County, and in the lower elevations of Jackson County, look for amounts of 4 to 10 inches. Across the plains, showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will occur through Monday evening, mainly from Denver, Fort Morgan, and Akron northward to the Wyoming and Nebraska border. Showers will diminish Monday evening with drier but still cool conditions for Tuesday. More showers and clouds may return Tuesday night and Wednesday across the eastern plains as another disturbance approaches Colorado. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today today or tonight. Any reports of accumulating snow in the mountains will be appreciated.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 2:03 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
203 PM MDT SUN OCT 1 2017
COZ049-012030-
Washington County CO-
203 PM MDT SUN OCT 1 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM MDT...
At 202 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Platner, or 7 miles northeast of Akron, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Otis, Lone Star, Burdett and Platner.
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.
LAT...LON 4035 10279 4035 10280 4027 10279 4015 10280
4009 10316 4034 10317 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 244DEG 26KT 4021 10308
COOPERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:20 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 45 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:20 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 29 min |
| Oct 1, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick | 30 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.