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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 24, 2021Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2021, 5:46 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2021, 5:46 PM MDT (23:46 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-06-24The 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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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 Jun 24, 2:53 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:53 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 10:58 AM MDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1058 AM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COZ030>051-251700-
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-
1058 AM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is still batch of lingering showers over the northeastern
plains of the forecast area at this time. They are producing light
rain and should push northeastward out of the area by 1 PM.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop in
the mountains late this morning and spread eastward across the
plains this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms could
produce wind gusts up to 60 mph and one inch hail east of a line
from Sterling to Limon. There could be some limited flash
flooding through the afternoon hours over the burn areas in the
mountains and foothills due to moderate rainfall there. Some
showers and storms will linger into the overnight hours especially
across far northern Colorado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Cooler weather along with showers and thunderstorms is expected
Friday. A few severe storms will be possible over the Palmer
Divide and eastern plains with a threat of flash flooding in the
Calwood and Cameron Peak burn scars.

Saturday will remain cool with a good chance of showers and storms
mainly over the higher terrain. There will be a threat for flash
flooding in the East Troublesome and Williams Fork burn scars.

For Sunday and Monday there will be a chance of showers and storms
mainly in the afternoon with below normal temperatures. The
threat of flash flooding, in the burn scars, will be lower.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:17 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
217 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COZ049-242100-
Washington County CO-
217 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

At 216 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Last Chance, or 26 miles north of Limon, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Woodlin School, Last Chance and Lindon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for sudden gusty winds. Secure loose objects and move to a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 10331 3959 10371 3975 10371 3988 10344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 252DEG 18KT 3965 10366

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
334 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COZ041-046-242215-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
334 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM MDT...

At 333 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Simla, or 21 miles southwest of Limon, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Simla and Matheson.

LAT...LON 3896 10405 3913 10404 3913 10435 3932 10415
      3942 10384 3920 10373 3911 10391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 239DEG 19KT 3913 10406

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:54 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
454 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COZ046-047-242345-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County CO-
454 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM MDT...

At 454 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hugo, or 13 miles southeast of Limon, moving east at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hugo, Arriba and Genoa.

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

LAT...LON 3905 10361 3933 10366 3944 10317 3905 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 249DEG 16KT 3914 10351

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:46 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
546 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

COZ047-250030-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County CO-
546 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 545 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Karval, or 31 miles south of Limon, moving east at
20 mph.

Half inch hail and heavy rain will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Boyero and Karval.

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

LAT...LON 3870 10358 3904 10361 3905 10317 3870 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 255DEG 18KT 3885 10347

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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, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln, Washington43 min
Jun 24, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln51 min
Jun 24, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln43 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.