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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 9, 2025Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2025, 7:31 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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: Aug 9, 2025, 7:31 PM MDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2025, 8:06 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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
Aug 9, 7:42 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	3 W Punkin Center, CO
Aug 9, 7:48 PM MDT	HAIL 1.5	Punkin Center, CO	Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 9, 1:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 360 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2074 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

352 
WUUS55 KBOU 100131
SVRBOU
COC039-073-100215-
/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0310.250810T0131Z-250810T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Denver CO
731 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Elbert County in east central Colorado...
  Central Lincoln County in east central Colorado...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 731 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of 
  Kutch, or 27 miles south of Limon, moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
           hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
           Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Punkin Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large 
hail.

&&

LAT...LON 3887 10385 3897 10386 3903 10361 3880 10359
      3884 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 265DEG 5KT 3889 10379

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Bonner

2 follow-up statements

418 
WWUS55 KBOU 100157
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
757 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

COC039-100207-
/O.CAN.KBOU.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250810T0215Z/
Elbert CO-
757 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT 
COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT 
Saturday for a portion of east central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 10372 3897 10361 3880 10359 3882 10372
      3887 10374 3887 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 265DEG 5KT 3889 10379

$$


COC073-100215-
/O.CON.KBOU.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250810T0215Z/
Lincoln CO-
757 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT 
FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 757 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast 
of Punkin Center, or 27 miles south of Limon, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
         wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Punkin Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from 
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large 
hail.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 10372 3897 10361 3880 10359 3882 10372
      3887 10374 3887 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 273DEG 16KT 3889 10377

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Bonner

717 
WWUS55 KBOU 100206
SVSBOU

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
806 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

COC073-100216-
/O.CAN.KBOU.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250810T0215Z/
Lincoln CO-
806 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN 
COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, small hail and 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT 
Saturday for a portion of east central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 10372 3897 10361 3880 10359 3882 10372
      3887 10374 3887 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 273DEG 16KT 3888 10362

$$

Bonner

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Phillips, Sedgwick	17 min
Aug 9, 6:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Lincoln	64 min
Aug 9, 6:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	40 min
Aug 9, 6:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Adams, Washington	2 hr
Aug 9, 6:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	26 min
Aug 9, 6:54 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	3 hr
Aug 9, 7:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	52 min
Aug 9, 7:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Lincoln	31 min
Aug 9, 7:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	38 min
Aug 9, 8:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	49 min
Aug 9, 8:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Lincoln	43 min
Aug 9, 8:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln	36 min
Aug 9, 9:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Lincoln	36 min
Aug 10, 12:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Jefferson	46 min
Aug 10, 1:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Teller	26 min
Aug 10, 2:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Denver	34 min
Aug 10, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Adams, Arapahoe, Denver	41 min
Aug 10, 3:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington	52 min
Aug 10, 3:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan, Weld	41 min
Aug 10, 3:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Adams, Arapahoe	42 min
Aug 10, 3:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan, Weld	48 min
Aug 10, 4:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln, Washington	43 min
Aug 10, 4:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	40 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	BOU	Adams, Morgan	33 min
Aug 10, 4:39 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Morgan, Weld	3 hr
Aug 10, 4:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Lincoln, Washington	43 min
Aug 10, 4:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Morgan, Weld	3 hr
Aug 10, 4:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	30 min
Aug 10, 4:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan	19 min
Aug 10, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan, Washington	21 min
Aug 10, 5:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Weld	19 min
Aug 10, 5:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Weld	48 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.