Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 15, 2021Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 3:38 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 52 min. 2 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 15, 2021, 3:38 PM MDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 15, 4:00 PM MDTTSTM WND DMG5 S Karval, COA FEW BRANCHES DOWN. SPOTTER ESTIMATED GUSTS UP TO 60MPH. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 15, 4:00 PM MDTHAIL 25 S Karval, COSPOTTER REPORT OF A FEW HEN EGG SIZED HAILSTONES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-427 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1726 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

506 
WUUS55 KBOU 152138
SVRBOU
COC073-152230-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0108.210715T2138Z-210715T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
338 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 337 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast
  of Karval, or 34 miles south of Limon, moving south at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. People and 
           animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to 
           roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Karval and Wild Horse Point. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10361 3876 10358 3881 10328 3853 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 000DEG 12KT 3879 10348 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ENTREKIN
2 follow-up statements
337 
WWUS55 KBOU 152202
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
402 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

COC073-152230-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
Lincoln CO-
402 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 402 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Wild Horse Point, or 44 miles north of North La Junta, moving south
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. People and 
         animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to 
         roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Wild Horse Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10361 3869 10357 3870 10338 3853 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 004DEG 18KT 3864 10350 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ENTREKIN
704 
WWUS55 KBOU 152229
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
429 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

COC073-152236-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
Lincoln CO-
429 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm until 445 pm. 

Earlier at 4 pm, a trained spotter 6 miles south of Karval, reported 
2 inch diameter hail along with estimated winds up to 60 mph. 

LAT...LON 3852 10361 3869 10357 3870 10338 3853 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 000DEG 12KT 3864 10350 

$$

ENTREKIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld24 min
Jul 14, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan31 min
Jul 14, 6:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUDenver88 min
Jul 14, 7:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUMorgan72 min
Jul 15, 1:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln38 min
Jul 15, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln48 min
Jul 15, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln46 min
Jul 15, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington26 min
Jul 15, 5:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld44 min
Jul 15, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.