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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 2, 2024Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2024, 10:13 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 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 2, 2024, 10:13 PM MDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2024, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 352 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 2024-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1528 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2120 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Aug 2, 5:51 PM MDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:51 PM MDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 10:55 AM MDT, 11 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1055 AM MDT Fri Aug 2 2024

COZ030>051-031700-
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-
1055 AM MDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Above normal temperatures continue today. Scattered thunderstorms
this afternoon with a few stronger storms possible on the plains.
Strong gusty winds up to 60 mph possible. Isolated showers/storms
west over urban corridor and mountains. These showers or storms
may produce outflows with variable gusts. Can't rule out the low
threat for flash flooding over the new Alexander Mountain burn
area. Heavy rain is unlikely, but it likely wouldn't take much
rain to produce impacts. Areas of smoke will also linger across
the areas as well with hazy skies.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Hot temperatures will continue over the forecast area into next
week. Areas of smoke will be a good bet as well. Isolated to
scattered late day showers and thunderstorms are expected through
Sunday. Afternoon thunderstorms coverage is expected to increase
next week, with likely coverage in the mountains and scattered
coverage on the plains Monday through Sunday. The main threat
with the storms through the weekend will be strong wind gusts
topping 40 mph and small hail. By Sunday, continuing into next
week, the threat of heavy rainfall is expected with the storms as
moisture remains over the forecast area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:39 PM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:18 PM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan, Washington47 min
Aug 2, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBoulder28 min
Aug 2, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULogan, Morgan, Washington48 min
Aug 2, 7:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington37 min
Aug 2, 7:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington48 min
Aug 2, 7:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington46 min
Aug 2, 8:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUArapahoe, Elbert52 min
Aug 2, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUElbert46 min
Aug 2, 9:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert22 min
Aug 2, 9:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert, Lincoln42 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.