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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 16, 2021Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 4:54 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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
May 16, 2021, 4:54 PM MDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 215 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-294 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

091 
WUUS55 KBOU 162254
SVRBOU
COC073-162330-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0030.210516T2254Z-210516T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
454 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

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

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 454 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of Boyero, or 31 miles southeast of Limon, and is nearly
  stationary.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Boyero.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3891 10351 3899 10329 3883 10322 3877 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 310DEG 1KT 3887 10340 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RPK
2 follow-up statements
646 
WWUS55 KBOU 162305
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
505 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

COC073-162330-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210516T2330Z/
Lincoln CO-
505 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Boyero, or 32 miles southeast of Limon, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Lincoln County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3891 10351 3897 10333 3882 10324 3877 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 002DEG 3KT 3886 10340 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

RPK
655 
WWUS55 KBOU 162324
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
524 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

COC073-162334-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210516T2330Z/
Lincoln CO-
524 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 530 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
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3891 10351 3897 10333 3882 10324 3877 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 310DEG 1KT 3886 10340 

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas30 min
May 16, 1:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUJackson87 min
May 16, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln32 min
May 16, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln32 min
May 16, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln33 min
May 16, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln32 min
May 16, 4:51 PM MDTTornado WarningBOULincoln24 min
May 16, 5:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULincoln113 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.