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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 220, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2026, 5:22 PM MDT for Adams County, Morgan County, Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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 2, 2026, 5:22 PM MDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adams County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
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 2, 2:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 1, 10:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Boulder | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 11:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 11:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Weld | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 11:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 12:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 12:29 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 12:37 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 12:51 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Weld | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 1:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Weld | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 1:18 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOU | Weld | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:38 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Weld | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 2:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 2:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 2:34 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Logan, Weld | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Park | 29 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Denver | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Arapahoe | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Morgan, Washington | 51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.