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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 30, 2021Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2021, 5:10 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 50 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, 5:10 PM MDT (23:10 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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°0°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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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 30, 3:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:19 AM MDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1119 AM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COZ030>051-311730-
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
1119 AM MDT Sun May 30 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Light to moderate rain is expected through tonight from the Front
Range eastward. Areas west of the Front Range will have occasional
rain showers. There will be isolated thunderstorms as well. There
is a low risk of flash flooding in the foothills burn areas.
Elsewhere only minor street flooding is expected during the
periods of heavier rain. There will be snow over the higher
mountains. Accumulations of up to 6 inches are possible above
11,000 feet, with minor accumulations on grassy areas possible
below that as the snow level drops as low as 10,000 feet tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

A cool, moist weather pattern will continue on Monday with another
good chance of showers and a few afternoon storms. Some
accumulating light snow will occur above 10000 feet.

Tuesday will see a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms
mainly in the afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday will be drier and
warmer with just a slight chance of thunderstorms over the higher
terrain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

Gimmestad/Bowen

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 1:03 PM MDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
103 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COZ036-301930-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above  6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-
103 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY UNTIL 130
PM MDT...

At 103 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Deckers, or 34 miles southwest of Denver, moving east at 15 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Perry Park, Sprucewood and Devil's Head.

LAT...LON 3922 10522 3931 10523 3944 10501 3943 10500
      3936 10496 3935 10497 3929 10497 3927 10495
      3923 10496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 255DEG 11KT 3927 10519

SCHLATTER
Special weather statement, May 30, 1:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
145 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COZ034-036-302015-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest
Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet CO-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above  6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-
145 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PARK...EASTERN
SUMMIT AND SOUTHERN CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT...

At 144 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Grant, or 45 miles west of Denver, moving east at
10 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Grant, Highland Park, Echo Lake, Guanella Pass, Mt Evans, Shawnee,
Kenosha Pass, Harris Park and Keystone.

LAT...LON 3974 10554 3941 10545 3940 10581 3962 10590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 254DEG 8KT 3949 10574

SCHLATTER
Special weather statement, May 30, 2:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
207 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COZ041-046-302045-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
207 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND
NORTHWESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

At 207 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Elizabeth, or 28 miles north of Colorado Springs,
moving east at 25 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Elbert, Elizabeth, Kiowa and Ponderosa Park.

LAT...LON 3914 10477 3935 10479 3953 10428 3918 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 259DEG 20KT 3927 10469

SCHLATTER
Local storm report, May 30, 3:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 30, 5:10 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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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, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln23 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.