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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 30, 2021Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2021, 4:22 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 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 30, 2021, 4:22 PM MDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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 nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 254 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

489 
WUUS55 KBOU 302222
SVRBOU
COC039-073-302245-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0057.210530T2222Z-210530T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
422 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Elbert County in east central Colorado...
  Southwestern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 421 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 3 miles west of Kutch to 9 miles southwest of
  Truckton, or along a line extending from 28 miles southwest of
  Limon to 29 miles northeast of Pueblo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Forder, Kutch and Punkin Center. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3891 10406 3902 10391 3885 10345 3852 10385
      3852 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 298DEG 17KT 3890 10393 3862 10429 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SCHLATTER
2 follow-up statements
286 
WWUS55 KBOU 302237
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
437 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COC039-302247-
/O.CAN.KBOU.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210530T2245Z/
Elbert CO-
437 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3884 10406 3885 10379 3880 10357 3852 10385
      3852 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 298DEG 17KT 3888 10388 3860 10424 

$$

COC073-302245-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210530T2245Z/
Lincoln CO-
437 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 437 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kutch to 9 miles south of Truckton, or along a
line extending from 28 miles south of Limon to 30 miles northeast of
Pueblo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Forder.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3884 10406 3885 10379 3880 10357 3852 10385
      3852 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 298DEG 17KT 3888 10388 3860 10424 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SCHLATTER
977 
WWUS55 KBOU 302244
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
444 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COC073-302254-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210530T2245Z/
Lincoln CO-
444 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM MDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds to 40 mph are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3884 10406 3885 10379 3880 10357 3852 10385
      3852 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 298DEG 17KT 3887 10385 3859 10421 

$$

SCHLATTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 9:10 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULarimer110 min
May 30, 12:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUSummit52 min
May 30, 1:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas27 min
May 30, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUClear Creek30 min
May 30, 2:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUPark84 min
May 30, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert38 min
May 30, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln50 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.