Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Denver CO ยท US

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Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 20 At 10:44PM MDT Until September 20 At 11:30PM MDT By NWS Denver CO

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

SVRBOU The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Elbert County in east central Colorado... * Until 1130 PM MDT. * At 1044 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast of Kiowa, or 33 miles west of Limon, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Hazard

Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

Source

Trained spotters reported 1.5 inch hail with this storm at 10:40 pm.

Impacts

People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted

Simla, Matheson and Fondis.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail and is capable of producing damaging winds.

Affected areas

  • Elbert County, CO

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Denver CO

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~46s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M314FR5NZ6DY0AH94JWKQA27
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a5e9ab14829b915de9f9e1f6c0d12652564212.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Denver CO
AWIPS ID
CAPBOU
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6856
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRBOU
WMOidentifierWUUS55 KBOU 210444
eventMotionDescription2026-09-21T04:43:00-00:00...storm...293DEG...19KT...39.22,-104.32
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatOBSERVED
maxHailSize1.75
thunderstormDamageThreatCONSIDERABLE
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KBOU.SV.W.0412.260921T0444Z-260921T0530Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-20T23:30:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Elbert County, CO
NameValue
SAME008039
UGCCOC039
Polygons
39.19,-104.52 39.3,-104.44 39.27,-103.92 38.99,-104.04 39.0,-104.05 39.13,-104.05 39.13,-104.37 39.19,-104.52