Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2025, 3:02 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 43 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2025, 3:02 PM MDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2025, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:25 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Se Kutch, CO | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). |
| Jul 29, 3:36 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 4 S Kutch, CO | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). |
| Jul 29, 3:41 PM MDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 Sw Kutch, CO | Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.). |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 364 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2095 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
610
WUUS55 KBOU 292102
SVRBOU
COC039-073-292145-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0252.250729T2102Z-250729T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
302 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Elbert County in east central Colorado...
Southwestern Lincoln County in east central Colorado...
* Until 345 PM MDT.
* At 302 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
8 miles west of Forder to near Punkin Center, or along a line from
42 miles south of Limon to 28 miles south of Limon, moving
northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Punkin Center, Kutch and Forder.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 10398 3896 10386 3906 10376 3885 10352
3873 10363 3857 10386 3868 10405 3881 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 133DEG 10KT 3866 10385 3880 10371 3886 10366
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
Hiris3 follow-up statements
573
WWUS55 KBOU 292124
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
324 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
COC039-073-292145-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250729T2145Z/
Elbert CO-Lincoln CO-
324 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
At 324 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 9
miles west of Forder to near Punkin Center, or along a line from 40
miles south of Limon to 25 miles south of Limon, moving northwest at
10 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Kutch and Punkin Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 10398 3896 10386 3906 10376 3899 10368
3894 10363 3888 10361 3879 10369 3868 10378
3863 10385 3865 10392 3874 10405 3881 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 151DEG 8KT 3866 10384 3879 10373 3885 10369
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
Hiris447
WWUS55 KBOU 292131
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
331 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
COC039-073-292145-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250729T2145Z/
Elbert CO-Lincoln CO-
331 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
At 331 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Kutch, or 30 miles south of Limon, moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public reported. At 325 PM, ping pong ball sized hail
was reported 5 miles west of Punkin Center.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Kutch and Punkin Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 10398 3896 10386 3900 10382 3886 10367
3876 10379 3877 10404 3883 10402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 102DEG 11KT 3883 10379
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
Hiris329
WWUS55 KBOU 292142
SVSBOU
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
342 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
COC039-073-292152-
/O.EXP.KBOU.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250729T2145Z/
Elbert CO-Lincoln CO-
342 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES...
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was previously in effect has
been reissued for Elbert and Lincoln Counties and is in effect until
415 PM MDT. Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe
weather information. To report severe weather, contact your nearest
law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National
Weather Service office.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 10398 3896 10386 3900 10382 3886 10367
3876 10379 3877 10404 3883 10402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 102DEG 11KT 3884 10382
$$
HirisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 10:13 AM MDT | Flood Watch | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 10 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Clear Creek | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Clear Creek | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Crowley | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Phillips | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Phillips | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.