Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2019, 3:39 PM MDT for Adams County, Boulder County, Broomfield County, Colorado. It was in force for 40 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2019, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2019, 4:19 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adams County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:40 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Lafayette, CO | |
| Jun 8, 3:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Lafayette, CO | |
| Jun 8, 3:58 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Louisville, CO | |
| Jun 8, 4:00 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 Se Lafayette, CO | |
| Jun 8, 4:25 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ene Broomfield, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 2844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
524
WUUS55 KBOU 082139
SVRBOU
COC001-013-014-082230-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0064.190608T2139Z-190608T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
339 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Broomfield County in northeastern Colorado...
Northwestern Adams County in northeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Boulder County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 430 PM MDT.
* At 339 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lafayette, or
18 miles northwest of Denver, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail damage to
vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Northern Thornton, northeastern Westminster, Broomfield, Lafayette,
Louisville, Erie, Superior and Todd Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10505 4000 10501 4001 10499 4002 10500
4003 10497 4004 10498 4004 10496 4000 10496
4000 10488 3994 10486 3992 10507 3993 10517
4003 10520 4011 10506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 257DEG 12KT 3999 10513
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RJK2 follow-up statements
795
WWUS55 KBOU 082159
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
359 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
COC001-013-014-082230-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-190608T2230Z/
Broomfield CO-Adams CO-Boulder CO-
359 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL BROOMFIELD...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN BOULDER
COUNTIES...
At 357 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northeastern
Broomfield, or 16 miles north of Denver, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail. Winds to 60 mph are possible
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
One inch hail was reported with this storm in Louisville at 3:58 PM
MDT.
Locations impacted include... Northern Thornton, northeastern
Westminster, northeastern Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Erie
and Todd Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10505 4000 10501 4001 10499 4002 10500
4003 10497 4004 10498 4004 10496 4000 10496
4000 10488 3994 10486 3993 10505 3994 10512
4000 10513 4005 10506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 269DEG 12KT 3998 10500
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
RJK788
WWUS55 KBOU 082219
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
419 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
COC001-013-014-082225-
/O.CAN.KBOU.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-190608T2230Z/
Broomfield CO-Adams CO-Boulder CO-
419 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BROOMFIELD...
NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN BOULDER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
The storm did produce hail as large as half dollars at highway 7 at
Lowell at 3:55 PM MDT.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.
LAT...LON 4000 10505 4000 10501 4001 10499 4002 10500
4003 10497 4004 10498 4004 10496 4000 10496
4000 10488 3994 10486 3993 10505 3994 10512
4000 10513 4005 10506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 257DEG 12KT 3999 10492
$$
RJKWhat 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 Jun 8, 2:42 PM MDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:42 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) Issued at 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 The cold front is just about south of our area now, with temperatures dropping a little. The stronger winds with gusts to 30 mph or so have also arrived. Stratus immediately behind the front dissipated with the daytime heating, but this should reform later tonight. As expected, the stronger thunderstorms are developing on the front east of our area, but there is weaker convection developing where the winds are interacting with the warmer terrain on the east slopes of the Front Range. These showers should continue to develop and spread southward through the evening, then diminish later tonight. It still looks like there may be a period this evening where there is jet support for more widespread shower activity, but after that we're left with just the shallow moisture layer, so we may wind up just having the stratus deck without much precip late tonight into Saturday. For Saturday, there's some question about how quickly the stratus will dissipate. The cold air if fairly deep with a sharp inversion, which will limit the amount of mixing and the impact it has on the cloud deck. At this point, we'll plan on decent clearing during the afternoon which would allow the temperatures to get up to around 60 on the plains. This is similar to what happened in central Wyoming today. If the clouds are more persistent, this may still be too warm. We'll hang on to a chance of showers mainly over the east side of the mountains south of I-70 in the afternoon, but there may not be enough moisture above the stable layer to support this. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday) Issued at 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 A drier and relatively stable northwesterly flow aloft will be over the forecast area for Monday and Tuesday. Little in the way of qpf Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon. A weak upper level disturbance embedded in the flow aloft is progged to clip the northeast plains Monday evening, but it should still be too far north and east to impact the northeast plains. A moderate northwesterly flow aloft will be over the area Tuesday afternoon, with possibly enough moisture to trigger isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon/early evening. Wednesday through Thursday, the flow aloft will be more westerly with slightly warmer temperatures expected. Overall coverage of thunderstorms each afternoon/evening will be isolated to scattered, with the best chance over the mountains. Another weak disturbance may move across northern CO Thursday night into Friday, so precipitation coverage may be more widespread over the cwa at that time. The pattern persists into next weekend, with a weak trough producing a fairly moist westerly flow aloft. This will result in higher pops over much of the forecast area at that time. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 Northeast winds gusting to 20-30 knots will continue into this evening, diminishing to less than 20 knots by 06z. MVFR ceilings will develop around 00z-02z along with scattered rain showers. These conditions will continue into Sunday morning, with showers decreasing by then. Expect lifting ceilings Sunday morning, above 3000 feet by 17z, with clouds breaking up between 19z and 22z. && .BOU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Gimmestad LONG TERM...Cooper AVIATION...Gimmestad
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 11:21 AM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1121 AM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 COZ030>051-091730- 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- 1121 AM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A cold front will bring north winds gusting in the 30 to 40 mph range this afternoon along with cooler temperatures. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms east of Sterling, Akron, and Limon, and also over the mountains. More numerous rain showers are expected east of the mountains overnight tonight. The winds will diminish by late evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday On Sunday it will be cooler with a chance of showers. For Monday through Wednesday, expect below normal temperatures, with only a slight chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms mainly across the higher terrain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight. Gimmestad/Cooper
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Lincoln, Washington | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Morgan, Washington | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln, Washington | 19 min |
| Jun 8, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld | 25 min |
| Jun 8, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Denver | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 31 min |
| Jun 8, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Denver | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.