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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 343, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

August 21, 2026Lincoln County, Colorado

NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2026, 5:22 PM MDT for Lincoln 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

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The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2026, 5:22 PM MDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, CO

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 Aug 21, 12:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 12:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:40 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
440 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

COZ039-040-043-212330-
Central and South Weld County CO-North Douglas County Below
6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield
County CO-Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West
Broomfield County CO-
440 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A SHOWER WILL IMPACT DENVER...ARAPAHOE...SOUTHWESTERN WELD...
WESTERN ADAMS...BROOMFIELD...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTH CENTRAL
DOUGLAS AND BOULDER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT...

At 440 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 5 miles northwest
of Denver, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Denver, Aurora, eastern Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster,
  Centennial, Broomfield, northern Highlands Ranch, Commerce City,
  Littleton, Northglenn, Brighton, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, Lafayette
  and Louisville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare for sudden gusty winds. Secure loose objects and move to a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3992 10521 4009 10501 3989 10450 3988 10450
      3960 10465 3962 10468 3961 10473 3958 10474
      3957 10477 3955 10476 3954 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 309DEG 5KT 3979 10499

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:57 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
457 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

COZ046-047-212330-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County CO-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County CO-
457 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM MDT...

At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Arriba, or 28 miles east of Limon, moving
southeast at 5 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...
  Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Lincoln County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 10327 3929 10316 3902 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 309DEG 5KT 3919 10319

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

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 5:08 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Denver CO
508 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

COZ040-041-220000-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet CO-North
Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe
Counties/East Broomfield County CO-
508 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A SHOWER WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DENVER...ARAPAHOE...SOUTHWESTERN
ADAMS...NORTHWESTERN ELBERT AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 6
PM MDT...

At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower over Centennial,
or 10 miles south of Denver, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Southern Aurora, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, northern Castle Rock,
  Parker, northeastern Littleton, southern Englewood, Greenwood
  Village, Lone Tree, The Pinery, Arapahoe Park, Castle Pines,
  Buckley SFB, Sedalia, Cherry Hills Village, Foxfield and Cherry
  Creek Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare for sudden gusty winds. Secure loose objects and move to a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 10501 3975 10477 3958 10449 3955 10448
      3955 10446 3953 10446 3954 10445 3952 10444
      3954 10443 3954 10442 3951 10441 3934 10497
      3938 10495 3941 10495 3941 10497 3942 10498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 344DEG 13KT 3959 10488

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 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
Aug 20, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUPark48 min
Aug 20, 8:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUJefferson40 min
Aug 21, 2:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUWeld51 min
Aug 21, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULarimer34 min
Aug 21, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln29 min
Aug 21, 4:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUBroomfield, Denver50 min
Aug 21, 4:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOULincoln33 min
Aug 21, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDenver52 min
Aug 21, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBOUDouglas48 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.