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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 13, 2024Washington County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2024, 7:13 PM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 13, 2024, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2024, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Washington County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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
Aug 13, 4:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 608 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
608 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
889 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

064 
WUUS55 KBOU 140113
SVRBOU
COC121-140145-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0252.240814T0113Z-240814T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
713 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024

The National Weather Service in Denver Colorado has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Washington County in northeastern Colorado...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 713 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles north of Burdett to 4 miles southeast of
  Otis, or along a line extending from 18 miles southeast of Sterling
  to 10 miles west of Yuma, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Otis, Lone Star, and Burdett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 10280 4010 10279 4010 10297 4044 10298
      4044 10278 4035 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 262DEG 17KT 4045 10292 4010 10292 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
265 
WWUS55 KBOU 140124
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
724 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024

COC121-140145-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-240814T0145Z/
Washington CO-
724 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...

At 724 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Lone Star to 5 miles southeast of
Otis, or along a line extending from 20 miles southeast of Sterling
to 7 miles west of Yuma, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Otis, Lone Star, and Burdett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4035 10280 4010 10279 4010 10297 4044 10298
      4044 10278 4035 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 262DEG 17KT 4046 10287 4011 10287 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RPK
251 
WWUS55 KBOU 140143
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
743 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024

COC121-140153-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-240814T0145Z/
Washington CO-
743 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 4035 10280 4010 10279 4010 10297 4044 10298
      4044 10278 4035 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 262DEG 17KT 4047 10278 4012 10278 

$$

RPK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUArapahoe, Elbert28 min
Aug 13, 6:06 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington24 min
Aug 13, 6:15 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOUJefferson58 min
Aug 13, 6:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan45 min
Aug 13, 6:30 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln95 min
Aug 13, 6:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUMorgan, Washington3 hr
Aug 13, 6:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington40 min
Aug 13, 6:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULogan, Morgan, Washington3 hr
Aug 13, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan46 min
Aug 13, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington33 min
Aug 13, 7:24 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWashington3 hr
Aug 13, 7:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips, Sedgwick50 min
Aug 13, 7:31 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington29 min
Aug 13, 8:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUPhillips23 min
Aug 14, 12:45 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningBOULogan20 hr
Aug 14, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBroomfield46 min
Aug 14, 3:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOUWeld3 hr

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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.