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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 4, 2021Larimer County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 12:37 PM MDT for Larimer County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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 4, 2021, 12:37 PM MDT (18:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2021, 1:15 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Larimer County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2021-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 204 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 2021-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
204 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-314 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

550 
WUUS55 KBOU 041837
SVRBOU
COC069-041915-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0101.210704T1837Z-210704T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
1237 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado...

* Until 115 PM MDT.

* At 1236 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Virginia
  Dale, or 26 miles south of Laramie, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Virginia Dale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near a lake, get away from the water and move indoors or 
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles 
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close 
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now!  Do not 
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4100 10519 4083 10520 4083 10548 4099 10550
      4100 10522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 269DEG 13KT 4095 10540 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

COOPER
1 follow-up statement
517 
WWUS55 KBOU 041908
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
108 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

COC069-041917-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210704T1915Z/
Larimer CO-
108 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LARIMER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm, as well as others over northern Larimer County.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Denver Colorado.

LAT...LON 4100 10519 4083 10520 4083 10548 4099 10550
      4100 10522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 269DEG 13KT 4095 10527 

$$

COOPER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 6:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULogan2 hr
Jul 3, 6:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWashington89 min
Jul 3, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUSedgwick31 min
Jul 3, 7:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln34 min
Jul 4, 10:34 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer86 min
Jul 4, 11:54 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer81 min
Jul 4, 12:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULarimer50 min
Jul 4, 12:28 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer77 min
Jul 4, 1:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer75 min
Jul 4, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver26 min
Jul 4, 3:20 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOULarimer85 min
Jul 4, 3:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUDouglas119 min
Jul 4, 3:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUElbert53 min
Jul 4, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUAdams, Arapahoe62 min
Jul 4, 4:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert62 min
Jul 4, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas48 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.