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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 20, 2025Washington County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2025, 6:25 PM MDT for Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 20 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
Jul 20, 2025, 6:25 PM MDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2025, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Washington County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 376 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1682 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 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
1682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2452 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 20, 2:25 PM MDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:25 PM MDT, 4 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 8:08 AM MDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
808 AM MDT Sun Jul 20 2025

COZ030>051-211415-
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-
808 AM MDT Sun Jul 20 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Warmer and drier conditions are expected today with less
shower/storm coverage. Isolated to scattered showers and storms
are still expected, mainly along the Front Range mountains,
foothills, and Palmer Divide. A few stronger storms may develop
where greater instability and shear is expected, along our eastern
most counties.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

We will see a steady increase in moisture starting Monday, with
increasing afternoon shower and storm coverage each day across
the forecast area. Temperatures will remain in the 90s across the
plains through the first half of the week, with a very slight cool
down by mid-week. Moisture will peak Wednesday, as PWAT values
increase to between 120% to 160% of normal, which would support
heavier rainfall chances. Another warming trend starts Friday,
with temperatures in the upper 90s along the urban corridor and
lower elevations by Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:10 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:21 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
621 PM MDT Sun Jul 20 2025

COZ046-210100-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
621 PM MDT Sun Jul 20 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
UNTIL 7 PM MDT...

At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arriba, or 20 miles east of Limon, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
  Arriba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy rain is occurring with this storm and may lead to flooding. Do
not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3919 10332 3935 10345 3948 10325 3938 10316
      3930 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 225DEG 7KT 3930 10332

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 6:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington35 min
Jul 20, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln39 min
Jul 20, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJefferson46 min
Jul 20, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln41 min
Jul 20, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUCrowley23 min
Jul 20, 7:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUCrowley24 min
Jul 20, 7:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULincoln79 min
Jul 20, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln27 min
Jul 20, 7:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBOULincoln114 min
Jul 20, 8:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBOULincoln3 hr
Jul 20, 8:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOULincoln18 min
Jul 20, 9:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln39 min
Jul 20, 9:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln33 min
Jul 21, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUArapahoe50 min
Jul 21, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUElbert32 min
Jul 21, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWashington42 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.