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; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 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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What is happening
At 404 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blue Valley, or 31 miles west of Denver, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Wind and hail could lead to low visibility and hazardous driving conditions along I-70 and...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 404 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blue Valley, or 31 miles west of Denver, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Wind and hail could lead to low visibility and hazardous driving conditions along I-70 and other travel routes in eastern Clear Creek, northwest Jefferson, and southeast Gilpin Counties. Locations impacted include... Evergreen, Idaho Springs, Blue Valley, Floyd Hill, Brookvale, Bergen Park, Kittredge, Echo Lake and Wah Keeney Park.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 4:04PM 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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