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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2024, 2:18 PM MDT for Logan 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2024, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Logan County, CO
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 12:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 19, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 11:12 AM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1112 AM MDT Sun May 19 2024 COZ030>051-201715- 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- 1112 AM MDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SEVERE STORM THREAT OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and a few storms will develop and move east across the area this afternoon and early evening. Most showers and storms today will produce strong and gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph, while a couple severe storms will be possible over the northeast plains. The greatest risk of severe weather will generally be along and east of a line from Sterling to Akron, but can't be ruled out a bit farther west than that. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few strong to severe storms will be possible across the plains on Monday afternoon. The main threats would be large hail and gusty winds, along with locally heavy rainfall. Scattered showers and storms will continue Monday night into Tuesday, with cooler temperatures also expected behind a cold front. Light snow accumulations will also be possible Monday night into Tuesday across the higher mountains. The second half of the week will be warmer and drier across the region. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon, mainly across the high country. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. However, any reports gusty winds or hail will be appreciated.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 19, 1:22 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
122 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024
COZ049-192000-
Washington County CO-
122 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THROUGH 200 PM MDT...
At 121 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout tornado 7 miles west of Thurman, or
26 miles northwest of Flagler, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Landspouts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Landspout tornadoes can damage mobile homes, roofs,
vehicles, and trees. Outdoor objects may be tossed about.
Locations impacted include...
Woodlin School, Thurman, Lindon, Anton, and Last Chance.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If a tornado is spotted seek shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.
&&
LAT...LON 3956 10336 3957 10364 3983 10362 3982 10315
3957 10315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 282DEG 10KT 3961 10336
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
MEIERLocal storm report, May 19, 1:42 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
142 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 PM Tornado 11 S Lindon 39.57N 103.43W
05/19/2024 Washington CO Public
Tornado on the ground, beginning time
estimated, on the ground at least 10
minutes. In open country, damage unknown.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Washington | 38 min |
| May 19, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 48 min |
| May 19, 2:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Logan | 19 min |
| May 19, 3:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BOU | Logan | 35 min |
| May 19, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips | 35 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.