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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 290, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

September 17, 20246 counties in Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2024, 4:04 PM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 41 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
Sep 17, 2024, 4:04 PM MDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2024, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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
Sep 17, 2:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 431 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 518 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 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
518 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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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 Sep 17, 2:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 2:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 17, 11:09 AM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1109 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

COZ030>051-181715-
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-
1109 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...HIGH AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FROM SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A line of thunderstorms will race across the area this afternoon.
As this line of thunderstorms moves through, wind gusts of 40 to
60 mph are expected. Isolated wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph will be
possible with the stronger thunderstorms over the plains. The last
of the storms will move out of the far northeast corner of
Colorado by 7-8 mph. Impact will include significant danger to
boaters and outdoor water enthusiasts, who should get off the
water well before storms and gusty winds arrive. Scattered power
outages are also possible.

Breezy to windy conditions will likely linger over the higher
foothills and Front Range Mountains through the evening, while
other locations will see winds subside quickly behind the line of
storms.

Fire danger will be elevated due to very warm temperatures and
gusty winds on the plains ahead of the front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dry conditions and above normal temperatures are expected both
Wednesday and Thursday. This may lead to elevated fire weather
conditions. By Friday, isolated to scattered chances for storms and
showers return.

The next storm system arriving this weekend will bring cooler
unsettled weather to the region with rainfall on the plains and
the potential for accumulating snow across the higher Front Range
Mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter are encouraged to provide any reports of severe wind gusts
or wind damage this afternoon.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 17, 1:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
150 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

COZ034-036-039>041-172015-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest
Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet CO-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County
CO-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe
Counties/East Broomfield County CO-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above  6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-
150 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DOUGLAS...NORTHEASTERN PARK...
SOUTHEASTERN CLEAR CREEK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 150 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 3 miles west of Pine Junction to 4 miles north of
Deckers, or along a line extending from 75 miles southwest of Greeley
to 31 miles southwest of Denver. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Southwestern Lakewood, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Evergreen,
Roxborough Park, Morrison, Idledale, Conifer, Pine Junction, Tiny
Town, Chatfield Reservoir, Kittredge, Buffalo Creek, Devil's Head,
Sedalia, Aspen Park, Cheesman Reservoir, Deckers, Bailey, and Floyd
Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 10537 3948 10485 3913 10522 3937 10560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 209DEG 31KT 3946 10545 3931 10522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

HIRIS
Special weather statement, Sep 17, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
207 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

COZ035-036-038>040-043-172030-
Central and South Weld County CO-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County
CO-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet CO-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe
Counties/East Broomfield County CO-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above  6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County CO-
207 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WELD...BROOMFIELD...
SOUTHEASTERN LARIMER...NORTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND
EASTERN BOULDER COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 206 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from near Cedar Cove to near Niwot to near White Ranch Open
Space, or along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Fort
Collins to 74 miles west of Fort Morgan to 21 miles northwest of
Denver. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Collins, western Greeley, northern Thornton, northwestern
Arvada, Westminster, Boulder, Longmont, Loveland, Broomfield,
northwestern Northglenn, Lafayette, Windsor, Louisville, Erie,
Superior, Firestone, Johnstown, Frederick, Milliken, and Berthoud.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4029 10483 3993 10491 3978 10540 3988 10540
      3988 10538 3989 10540 4040 10540 4073 10489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 235DEG 25KT 4040 10524 4010 10520 3985 10532

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

HIRIS
Special weather statement, Sep 17, 2:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
211 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

COZ036-039>041-172045-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County
CO-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe
Counties/East Broomfield County CO-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above  6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet CO-
211 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS...WESTERN
ARAPAHOE...DENVER...NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from near Bergen Park to 3 miles southeast of Morrison to
near Louviers, or along a line extending from 57 miles southwest of
Greeley to 13 miles southwest of Denver to 44 miles north of Colorado
Springs. Movement was north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Denver, southwestern Aurora, Lakewood, southwestern Thornton, Arvada,
Westminster, Centennial, southwestern Broomfield, Highlands Ranch,
southwestern Commerce City, northwestern Parker, Littleton,
southwestern Northglenn, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Greenwood
Village, Evergreen, Federal Heights, and Lone Tree.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3953 10517 3969 10543 3992 10533 3992 10523
      3993 10524 3993 10528 3995 10527 3987 10493
      3966 10469 3933 10501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 201DEG 26KT 3972 10533 3960 10514 3946 10503

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

HIRIS
Special weather statement, Sep 17, 2:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 17, 3:05 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJefferson25 min
Sep 17, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBoulder, Broomfield23 min
Sep 17, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver, Jefferson34 min
Sep 17, 2:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Weld39 min
Sep 17, 2:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld49 min
Sep 17, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Weld40 min
Sep 17, 3:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert52 min
Sep 17, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln42 min
Sep 17, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln49 min
Sep 17, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington28 min
Sep 17, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Morgan, Washington, Weld36 min
Sep 17, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan51 min
Sep 17, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUPhillips, Sedgwick64 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.