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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 17, 2021Logan County, Morgan County, Washington County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 8:10 PM MDT for Logan County, Morgan County, Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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 17, 2021, 8:10 PM MDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Washington County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 17, 8:15 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 602 Ene Brush, COSMALL TREE LIMBS SNAPPED.

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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 57 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 55 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 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
55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3294 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

126 
WUUS55 KBOU 180210
SVRBOU
COC075-087-121-180300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0113.210718T0210Z-210718T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
810 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Morgan County in northeastern Colorado...
  North central Washington County in northeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Logan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 900 PM MDT.

* At 810 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 4 miles southwest of Willard to 4 miles south of
  Brush, or along a line extending from 19 miles southwest of
  Sterling to 8 miles southeast of Fort Morgan, moving east at 20
  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...
  Brush, Merino, Hillrose, Prewitt Reservoir, Atwood, Snyder, Midway
  and Willard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4057 10312 4002 10329 4014 10376 4057 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 280DEG 15KT 4050 10352 4020 10366 

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

HIRIS
2 follow-up statements
351 
WWUS55 KBOU 180238
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
838 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

COC075-087-121-180300-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210718T0300Z/
Morgan CO-Washington CO-Logan CO-
838 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN MORGAN...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN
COUNTIES...

At 836 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Merino to 7 miles southeast of Brush, or along a
line extending from 14 miles southwest of Sterling to 14 miles east
of Fort Morgan, 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...
Brush, Merino, Hillrose, Prewitt Reservoir, Atwood, Snyder, Midway
and Willard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4057 10312 4002 10329 4013 10372 4057 10352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 280DEG 15KT 4048 10339 4018 10353 

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

HIRIS
766 
WWUS55 KBOU 180250
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
850 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

COC075-087-121-180300-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210718T0300Z/
Morgan CO-Washington CO-Logan CO-
850 PM MDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MORGAN...NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM
MDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4057 10312 4002 10329 4013 10372 4057 10352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 270DEG 15KT 4047 10333 4017 10347 

$$

HIRIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver29 min
Jul 17, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUArapahoe33 min
Jul 17, 6:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan22 min
Jul 17, 7:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUAdams24 min
Jul 17, 7:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Morgan34 min
Jul 17, 7:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUAdams, Morgan113 min
Jul 17, 7:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan46 min
Jul 17, 8:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan50 min
Jul 17, 9:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUCrowley47 min
Jul 17, 10:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln42 min
Jul 17, 10:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUElbert, Lincoln82 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.