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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 24, 2021Lincoln County, Washington County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 4:02 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 43 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
Jun 24, 2021, 4:02 PM MDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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
Jun 24, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

940 
WUUS55 KBOU 242202
SVRBOU
COC073-121-242245-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0087.210624T2202Z-210624T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
402 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Washington County in northeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 402 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
  Arickaree School, or 24 miles north of Flagler, moving southeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Thurman and Cope. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10281 3957 10316 3931 10316 3936 10332
      3962 10328 3973 10311 3973 10281 3960 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 295DEG 13KT 3964 10308 

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

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2 follow-up statements
353 
WWUS55 KBOU 242229
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
429 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COC073-121-242245-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210624T2245Z/
Washington CO-Lincoln CO-
429 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

At 428 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Cope, or 21 miles north of Seibert, moving southeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Thurman and Cope. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10281 3957 10316 3931 10316 3938 10326
      3959 10324 3972 10300 3973 10281 3960 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 295DEG 13KT 3960 10297 

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

ENTREKIN
874 
WWUS55 KBOU 242244
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
444 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COC073-121-242254-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210624T2245Z/
Washington CO-Lincoln CO-
444 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern and east central Colorado.

LAT...LON 3957 10281 3957 10316 3931 10316 3938 10326
      3959 10324 3972 10300 3973 10281 3960 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 295DEG 13KT 3958 10291 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington43 min
Jun 24, 3:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln, Washington38 min
Jun 24, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert41 min
Jun 24, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln51 min
Jun 24, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln43 min
Jun 24, 5:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln44 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.