Special Weather Statement for South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet; Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- 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, Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet, South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from over Meeker Park to over Idaho Springs, or extending from 33 miles southwest of Fort Collins to 30 miles west of Denver, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty...
What the bulletin says to do
Prepare for sudden gusty winds. Secure loose objects and move to a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on area lakes, get out of the water. Sudden gusty winds will create higher waves and dangerous conditions for boaters and paddle boarders.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from over Meeker Park to over Idaho Springs, or extending from 33 miles southwest of Fort Collins to 30 miles west of Denver, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Boulder, Longmont, southwestern Broomfield, Wheat Ridge, Lafayette, Golden, Louisville, Erie, Superior, Lyons, Idaho Springs, Nederland, Georgetown, Central City, Empire and Jamestown.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 2:49PM 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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