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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 26, 2021Logan County, Weld County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 4:18 PM MDT for Logan County, Weld County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 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, 4:18 PM MDT (22:18 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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, 10.3 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 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.

404 
WUUS55 KBOU 262218
SVRBOU
COC075-123-262300-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0050.210526T2218Z-210526T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Weld County in northeastern Colorado...
  Northwestern Logan County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 417 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near North Sterling Reservoir to 5 miles northeast
  of Stoneham, or along a line extending from 10 miles north of
  Sterling to 30 miles north of Fort Morgan, moving north 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...
  Sterling, Iliff, Peetz, Stoneham, Padroni, Westplains, Logan
  Corners, North Sterling Reservoir and Pawnee Pass.

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 4098 10298 4095 10386 4057 10377 4061 10294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 181DEG 14KT 4078 10324 4067 10360 

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

MEIER
2 follow-up statements
384 
WWUS55 KBOU 262237
SVSBOU

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

COC123-262245-
/O.CAN.KBOU.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Weld CO-
437 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened in 
Weld county. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 4098 10298 4061 10294 4058 10358 4096 10357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 220DEG 37KT 4091 10317 

$$

COC075-262300-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Logan CO-
437 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY...

At 435 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of
Peetz, or 18 miles southwest of Sidney, moving northeast at 40 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...
Sterling, Iliff, Peetz, Padroni, Westplains, Logan Corners, North
Sterling Reservoir and Pawnee Pass.

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 4098 10298 4061 10294 4058 10358 4096 10357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 220DEG 37KT 4091 10317 

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

MEIER
112 
WWUS55 KBOU 262301
SVSBOU

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

COC075-262311-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Logan CO-
501 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
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 has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4098 10298 4061 10294 4058 10358 4096 10357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 181DEG 14KT 4101 10317 

$$

MEIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 3:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUMorgan, Weld48 min

Nearby

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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.