Special Weather Statement for Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
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What you need to know
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- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County
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What is happening
At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Castle Pines, or 19 miles south of Denver, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include......
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Castle Pines, or 19 miles south of Denver, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Castle Rock, Parker, Castle Pines, The Pinery, Franktown, Sedalia, Castlewood Canyon and Shamballa.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 4:32PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
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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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