Special Weather Statement for Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; 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
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- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, 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 835 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buffalo Creek, or 29 miles southwest of Denver, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 835 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buffalo Creek, or 29 miles southwest of Denver, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and nickel 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... Roxborough Park, South Platte, Sprucewood, Buffalo Creek, Louviers, Chatfield Reservoir, Pine Grove, Foxton, Kassler and Shamballa.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 8:35PM 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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