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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

June 17, 2025Morgan County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 4:15 AM MDT for Morgan County, Colorado. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 17, 2025, 4:15 AM MDT (10:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2025, 5:00 AM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Morgan County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 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
Jun 17, 3:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 430 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1008 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
1008 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.6

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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 Jun 17, 2:48 AM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:48 AM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 8:44 AM MDT, 19 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
844 AM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

COZ030>051-171445-
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-
844 AM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Well above normal temperatures will continue today, with highs in
the low 90s across the lower elevations.

Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening,
primarily in Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips and northern Washington
counties. Large hail and damaging wind gusts (up to 70 mph) are
the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A storm system will bring cooler weather along with a chance of
thunderstorms across the area Tuesday into Wednesday.

Hot weather is likely to return by late this week, with high
temperatures in the mid to upper 90s possible from Thursday
through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight, but
reports of any hail or gusty winds will be appreciated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:57 AM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
157 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

COZ038-043-170830-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County CO-Central
and South Weld County CO-
157 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL WELD AND EAST
CENTRAL LARIMER COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM MDT...

At 157 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Severance, or 9 miles east of Fort Collins, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Eastern Fort Collins, Windsor, Eaton, Severance, Ault, Pierce,
  Timnath, Nunn, Black Hollow Reservoir and New Windsor Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4050 10499 4070 10499 4071 10473 4050 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 262DEG 10KT 4060 10491

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RPK
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:27 AM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:42 AM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
242 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0239 AM     Hail             1 SW Eaton              40.52N 104.73W
06/17/2025  E1.75 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

0238 AM     Hail             1 SW Lucerne            40.47N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0233 AM     Hail             Eaton                   40.52N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0223 AM     Hail             1 W Erie                40.03N 105.07W
06/17/2025  E0.75 Inch       Boulder            CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0221 AM     Hail             2 SSE Wellington        40.68N 104.99W
06/17/2025  M1.50 Inch       Larimer            CO   Public

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:17 AM MDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
317 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0302 AM     Hail             3 W Black Hollow Reserv 40.62N 104.93W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0249 AM     Hail             1 W Gill                40.45N 104.54W
06/17/2025  E1.00 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0239 AM     Hail             1 SW Eaton              40.52N 104.73W
06/17/2025  E1.75 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

0238 AM     Hail             1 SW Lucerne            40.47N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0236 AM     Hail             1 S Wellington          40.69N 105.01W
06/17/2025  E2.00 Inch       Larimer            CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

0233 AM     Hail             Eaton                   40.52N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0223 AM     Hail             1 W Erie                40.03N 105.07W
06/17/2025  E0.75 Inch       Boulder            CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0221 AM     Hail             2 SSE Wellington        40.68N 104.99W
06/17/2025  M1.50 Inch       Larimer            CO   Public

&&
Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:51 AM MDT, 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
351 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0346 AM     Hail             Eaton                   40.52N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E0.75 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0334 AM     Hail             2 NE Johnstown          40.35N 104.87W
06/17/2025  E2.00 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

0331 AM     Hail             2 NE Johnstown          40.35N 104.87W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0328 AM     Hail             2 NE Johnstown          40.35N 104.87W
06/17/2025  E1.00 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0324 AM     Hail             2 W Johnstown           40.33N 104.94W
06/17/2025  E1.00 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0302 AM     Hail             3 W Black Hollow Reserv 40.62N 104.93W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0249 AM     Hail             1 W Gill                40.45N 104.54W
06/17/2025  E1.00 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0239 AM     Hail             1 SW Eaton              40.52N 104.73W
06/17/2025  E1.75 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

0238 AM     Hail             1 SW Lucerne            40.47N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0236 AM     Hail             1 S Wellington          40.69N 105.01W
06/17/2025  E2.00 Inch       Larimer            CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

0233 AM     Hail             Eaton                   40.52N 104.71W
06/17/2025  E1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

0230 AM     Hail             1 SSE Wellington        40.70N 105.00W
06/17/2025  M2.50 Inch       Larimer            CO   Cocorahs

0223 AM     Hail             1 W Erie                40.03N 105.07W
06/17/2025  E0.75 Inch       Boulder            CO   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0221 AM     Hail             2 SSE Wellington        40.68N 104.99W
06/17/2025  M1.50 Inch       Larimer            CO   Public

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington16 min
Jun 16, 6:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan23 min
Jun 16, 6:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington40 min
Jun 16, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington33 min
Jun 16, 7:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington11 min
Jun 16, 7:24 PM MDTTornado WarningBOUWashington20 min
Jun 17, 1:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld33 min
Jun 17, 2:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld29 min
Jun 17, 2:19 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld26 min
Jun 17, 2:38 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUWeld37 min
Jun 17, 2:43 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld32 min
Jun 17, 3:07 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld23 min
Jun 17, 3:14 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld31 min
Jun 17, 3:17 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer, Weld43 min
Jun 17, 3:22 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUMorgan, Weld38 min
Jun 17, 3:30 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUWeld30 min
Jun 17, 3:32 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBOUWeld28 min
Jun 17, 3:48 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBOUMorgan42 min
Jun 17, 3:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUWeld27 min
Jun 17, 3:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Weld36 min
Jun 17, 4:02 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBOUAdams, Weld28 min
Jun 17, 4:06 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Boulder, Broomfield39 min
Jun 17, 4:26 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUMorgan34 min
Jun 17, 4:36 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld24 min
Jun 17, 4:40 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Denver19 min
Jun 17, 4:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams38 min
Jun 17, 4:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUMorgan, Washington32 min
Jun 17, 5:19 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington41 min
Jun 17, 5:21 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert39 min
Jun 17, 5:31 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Arapahoe44 min
Jun 17, 5:53 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWashington37 min
Jun 17, 5:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUArapahoe, Douglas, Elbert34 min
Jun 17, 6:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington40 min
Jun 17, 9:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert30 min
Jun 17, 10:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln34 min
Jun 17, 10:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert, Lincoln, Washington48 min
Jun 17, 10:54 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJackson36 min
Jun 17, 11:11 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJackson49 min
Jun 17, 11:19 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOUElbert, Lincoln41 min
Jun 17, 11:25 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer50 min
Jun 17, 11:35 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUDouglas, Jefferson40 min
Jun 17, 11:40 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBOULarimer3 hr
Jun 17, 11:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln48 min
Jun 17, 12:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer34 min
Jun 17, 12:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer32 min
Jun 17, 12:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUElbert19 min
Jun 17, 12:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBOULincoln51 min
Jun 17, 12:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULarimer17 min
Jun 17, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULarimer46 min
Jun 17, 1:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld50 min
Jun 17, 1:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln40 min
Jun 17, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBroomfield38 min
Jun 17, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUWeld32 min
Jun 17, 1:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld29 min
Jun 17, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver, Jefferson47 min
Jun 17, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUAdams, Denver, Weld40 min
Jun 17, 2:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln46 min
Jun 17, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUAdams, Morgan51 min
Jun 17, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULogan46 min
Jun 17, 2:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln25 min
Jun 17, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUSedgwick46 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOUSedgwick22 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.