Special Weather Statement for Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County
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- Moderate
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from near Commerce City to over Lakewood, or extending from 8 miles northeast of Denver to 8 miles west of Denver, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. If on a lake, get out of the water and secure loose items. Boaters can expect strong gusty winds and locally higher waves. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from near Commerce City to over Lakewood, or extending from 8 miles northeast of Denver to 8 miles west of Denver, moving southeast at 20 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, western Aurora, Lakewood, southwestern Commerce City, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, Greenwood Village, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village, Edgewater, Mountain View and Pleasant View.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 4:59PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Denver CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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