Special Weather Statement 06/17/2025 12:37 for Colorado areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 1:37PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 17, 2025 - 12:37pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2025 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 137 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Severance to near Louisville, or extending from 9 miles northwest of Greeley to 23 miles northwest of Denver, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea 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... Greeley, Thornton, Westminster, Boulder, Longmont, northeastern Loveland, Broomfield, northwestern Commerce City, Northglenn, Brighton, Lafayette, Windsor, Evans, Louisville, Erie, Superior, Federal Heights, Firestone, Johnstown and Frederick.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; 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; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO