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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 26, 2021Morgan County, Weld County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 3:42 PM MDT for Morgan County, Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 48 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 26, 2021, 3:42 PM MDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Morgan County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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
May 26, 3:42 PM MDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 138 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 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-221 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

983 
WUUS55 KBOU 262142
SVRBOU
COC087-123-262230-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0049.210526T2142Z-210526T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
342 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Weld County in northeastern Colorado...
  Northwestern Morgan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 342 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Riverside Reservoir, or 24 miles east of Greeley, moving northeast
  at 15 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...
  Jackson Reservoir, Orchard, Riverside Reservoir and Goodrich. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4031 10432 4053 10435 4068 10399 4032 10398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 228DEG 12KT 4040 10428 

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

MEIER
1 follow-up statement
308 
WWUS55 KBOU 262207
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
407 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

COC087-123-262230-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210526T2230Z/
Weld CO-Morgan CO-
407 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL WELD AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...

At 406 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Jackson Reservoir, or 23 miles northwest of Fort Morgan, moving
northeast 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Weld and northwestern Morgan Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4040 10423 4057 10425 4068 10399 4041 10398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 241DEG 12KT 4044 10418 

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

MEIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 4:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Weld42 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.