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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 9, 2021Logan County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 3:58 PM MDT for Logan County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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
Jul 9, 2021, 3:58 PM MDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Logan County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 4:45 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 705 Sw Iliff, COTRAINED SPOTTED ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND GUST BETWEEN STERLING AND ILIFF.
Jul 9, 4:50 PM MDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Sterling, COWIND DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREE ON POWERLINES. OTHER REPORT OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS FALLING AND DAMAGING A CAR.
Jul 9, 4:52 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 662 Ese Sterling, COCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 ESE STERLING. MESONET STATION CO035 076E125 STERLING.
Jul 9, 4:52 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 662 Ese Sterling, COMESONET STATION CO035 076E125 STERLING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 2:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-346 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

178 
WUUS55 KBOU 092158
SVRBOU
COC075-092245-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0104.210709T2158Z-210709T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
358 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Logan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 358 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Westplains, or 21 miles southeast of Kimball, moving southeast at
  50 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...
  Sterling, Iliff, Proctor, Padroni, Westplains, Logan Corners and
  North Sterling Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4071 10357 4099 10357 4100 10323 4086 10287
      4049 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 315DEG 42KT 4095 10348 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RJK
1 follow-up statement
527 
WWUS55 KBOU 092220
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
420 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021

COC075-092245-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Logan CO-
420 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...

At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of
North Sterling Reservoir, or 17 miles northwest of Sterling, moving
southeast at 40 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...
Sterling, Iliff, North Sterling Reservoir, Proctor and Padroni. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4073 10344 4094 10343 4098 10320 4086 10287
      4053 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 311DEG 34KT 4085 10333 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RJK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 6:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUPhillips43 min
Jul 9, 2:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld41 min
Jul 9, 3:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUGrand2 hr
Jul 9, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld38 min
Jul 9, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan36 min
Jul 9, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUPhillips38 min
Jul 9, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan35 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.