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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 19, 2021Phillips County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2021, 6:41 PM MDT for Phillips County, Colorado. It was in force for 49 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, 6:41 PM MDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Phillips County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 19, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 19, 5:25 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 56 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 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-210 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1497 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

300 
WUUS55 KBOU 200041
SVRBOU
COC095-200130-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0148.210820T0041Z-210820T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
641 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Phillips County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 640 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Highland Center, or 12 miles southwest of Holyoke, moving
  northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch 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...
  Holyoke.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.

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 4044 10218 4044 10254 4052 10259 4073 10229
      4049 10208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 220DEG 21KT 4044 10244 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RPK
1 follow-up statement
841 
WWUS55 KBOU 200129
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
729 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021

COC095-200139-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-210820T0130Z/
Phillips CO-
729 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 730 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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.

LAT...LON 4044 10218 4044 10254 4052 10259 4073 10229
      4049 10208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 220DEG 21KT 4064 10222 

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips24 min
Aug 19, 6:43 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUPhillips2 hr
Aug 19, 7:43 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOUPhillips3 hr
Aug 19, 10:38 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOUPhillips4 hr
Aug 20, 2:12 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer93 min
Aug 20, 2:15 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULarimer2 hr
Aug 20, 2:58 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOUPhillips9 hr
Aug 20, 4:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUMorgan44 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.