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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 8, 2019Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2019, 2:49 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2019, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2019, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2019-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-226 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 8, 11:02 AM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 11:02 AM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 11:04 AM MDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1104 AM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

COZ030>051-091715-
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-
1104 AM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. The storms
will be most numerous in the mountains through the afternoon, and
on the plains from mid-afternoon through the evening. Most of
today's storms will produce brief heavy rain and wind gusts to 40
mph. Some of the storms on the eatern plains may become severe
with large hail up to golf ball size, wind gusts to 60 mph, and up
to 3 inches of rain in a couple of hours. The storms will end by
10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Tuesday will be dry across the forecast area. From Wednesday through
Friday there will be isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon
hours. Increased chances of showers and thunderstorms will return
by the weekend. Temperatures will continue to be slightly above
normal with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s through the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
1247 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

COZ046-081915-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
1247 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL ELBERT AND NORTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT...

At 1247 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Limon, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Limon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3916 10377 3932 10381 3939 10363 3923 10359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 238DEG 14KT 3925 10373

RPK
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
136 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

COZ046-082000-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
136 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY
UNTIL 200 PM MDT...

At 136 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles south of Limon, moving northeast at 10 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Limon and Genoa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 10369 3925 10372 3935 10354 3919 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 240DEG 9KT 3918 10365

RPK
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:29 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
229 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

COZ046-082100-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
229 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
300 PM MDT...

At 229 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hugo, or 11 miles southeast of Limon, moving east at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hugo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3924 10360 3930 10333 3914 10331 3910 10350
      3910 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 264DEG 15KT 3919 10350

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBroomfield43 min
Jul 7, 6:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld34 min
Jul 7, 7:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld2 hr
Jul 8, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln28 min
Jul 8, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln24 min
Jul 8, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln31 min
Jul 8, 2:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld34 min
Jul 8, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln32 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWashington2 hr
Jul 8, 4:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUWashington3 hr
Jul 8, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan44 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan24 min
Jul 8, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan30 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.