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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2020, 7:48 PM MDT for Elbert 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2020, 7:48 PM MDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2020, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
County Elbert County, CO
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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 Aug 2, 6:49 PM MDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 6:49 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1104 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020 COZ030>051-031715- 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 Sun Aug 2 2020 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon over the Front Range mountains and the I-25 corridor. The storms will toward the southeast and will be mainly south of Denver by mid evening. A few severe storms are possible with hail up to golf ball size and wind gusts to 60 mph, along with heavy rainfall and minor flooding. The severe storm threat will mainly be over and near the foothills, west of a line from Cheyenne to Limon including the Denver metro area, from 3 PM to 7 PM. In other areas, thunderstorms will be weaker and less numerous but could still produce small hail and brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday There will be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms over the plains may be severe Monday and Tuesday. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed after 1 PM. Gimmestad/Cooper
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
542 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020
COZ047-030030-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County CO-
542 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM MDT...
At 542 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Rush, or 39 miles southwest of Limon, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Lincoln County.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.
LAT...LON 3865 10406 3876 10406 3881 10397 3862 10359
3852 10390 3852 10397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 313DEG 19KT 3874 10399
KRIEDERMANSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 6:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Denver CO 640 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020 COZ047-030100- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County CO- 640 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MDT... At 638 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Forder, or 41 miles northeast of Pueblo, moving south at 25 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Lincoln County. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for east central Colorado. LAT...LON 3858 10399 3860 10385 3852 10382 3852 10400 TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 356DEG 22KT 3854 10392 KRIEDERMAN
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:03 PM MDT, 45 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Denver CO 748 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020 COZ041-030215- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO- 748 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT... At 748 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Ramah, or 29 miles west of Limon, moving southeast at 30 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Elbert County. LAT...LON 3925 10438 3930 10420 3913 10413 3913 10433 TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 335DEG 24KT 3922 10424 KRIEDERMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Crowley | 20 min |
| Aug 2, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Aug 2, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 7:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Crowley | 22 min |
| Aug 2, 8:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 8:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 8:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jackson | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 13 min |
| Aug 3, 3:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Jefferson, Park | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 7 min |
| Aug 3, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Elbert | 34 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.