Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2021, 4:17 PM MDT for Adams County, Colorado. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 19, 2021, 4:17 PM MDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Adams County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 246 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
335
WUUS55 KBOU 192217
SVRBOU
COC001-192300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0139.210819T2217Z-210819T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
417 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Adams County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 500 PM MDT.
* At 417 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Strasburg, or 33 miles east of Denver, moving northeast at 25 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Adams County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3993 10404 3974 10431 3974 10435 3988 10446
4000 10433 4000 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 224DEG 21KT 3983 10434
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RPK2 follow-up statements
047
WWUS55 KBOU 192244
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
444 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021
COC001-192300-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210819T2300Z/
Adams CO-
444 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY...
At 443 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Leader, or 30 miles southwest of Fort Morgan, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. People and
animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to
roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Adams County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3984 10417 3983 10421 3993 10432 4000 10429
4000 10410 3993 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 224DEG 21KT 3994 10420
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RPK661
WWUS55 KBOU 192301 RRA
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
501 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021
COC001-192311-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210819T2300Z/
Adams CO-
501 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.
LAT...LON 3984 10417 3983 10421 3993 10432 4000 10429
4000 10410 3993 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 224DEG 21KT 4001 10411
$$
RPKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Logan | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 17 min |
| Aug 19, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 2:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Broomfield, Jefferson | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 2:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Adams | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 3:05 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Adams, Weld | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 3:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Douglas | 18 min |
| Aug 19, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 3:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 14 min |
| Aug 19, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Sedgwick | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 3:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 3:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 4:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 4:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Phillips | 95 min |
| Aug 19, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 4:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Phillips | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Elbert | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 4:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 4:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Phillips | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Morgan | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 5:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips | 26 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.