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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 229, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

July 3, 2026Lincoln County, Washington County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2026, 11:36 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Washington County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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 3, 2026, 11:36 PM MDT (05:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO

The radar

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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 3, 6:27 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 6:27 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 5:56 PM MDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 7:28 PM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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National Weather Service Denver CO
728 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026

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

0620 PM     Hail             3 NW Buckingham         40.64N 104.02W
07/03/2026  M1.25 Inch       Weld               CO   Public

&&

BR

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Denver CO
820 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026

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

0805 PM     Hail             7 SSW Reiradon Hill     40.48N 103.08W
07/03/2026  E1.25 Inch       Logan              CO   Trained Spotter

            Time estimated from radar.

&&

AA

Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:35 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Denver CO
835 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026

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

0746 PM     Hail             2 WNW Union             40.36N 103.54W
07/03/2026  E1.00 Inch       Morgan             CO   Public

            Time estimated from radar.

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AA

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:42 PM MDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:28 PM MDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 6:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Morgan, Weld	23 min
Jul 3, 7:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Logan, Washington	52 min
Jul 3, 7:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Logan, Morgan, Washington	32 min
Jul 3, 7:50 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	BOU	Washington	25 min
Jul 3, 8:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Logan, Washington	56 min
Jul 3, 8:36 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOU	Logan, Washington	5 hr
Jul 3, 9:17 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Phillips	3 hr
Jul 3, 10:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Elbert	48 min
Jul 3, 11:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert	39 min
Jul 3, 11:48 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	27 min
Jul 3, 11:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	BOU	Lincoln, Washington	35 min
Jul 4, 12:04 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Elbert	3 hr
Jul 4, 12:10 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BOU	Elbert, Lincoln	50 min
Jul 4, 12:21 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BOU	Lincoln, Washington	4 hr
Jul 4, 12:30 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Lincoln, Washington	30 min
Jul 4, 1:08 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Washington	52 min
Jul 4, 1:39 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BOU	Washington	3 hr
Jul 4, 2:25 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Lincoln	35 min
Jul 4, 3:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Logan	37 min
Jul 4, 4:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Adams	31 min
Jul 4, 4:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Logan	23 min
Jul 4, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Logan	37 min
Jul 4, 5:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Phillips	52 min
Jul 4, 5:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Washington	51 min
Jul 4, 5:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BOU	Washington	50 min
Jul 4, 5:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BOU	Washington	37 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.