Current Storm Locations in Colorado: 






  SIGSTORMS is a program that automatically e-mails out alert messages of
  new or intensifying convection (especially if near Boulder). 
  This saves the trouble of checking the radar every 15 minutes to see
  whether storms are firing up. The output of the most recent
  storm locations (which may or may not have reached e-mailing criteria) is
  shown above. The area considered by this program includes most of Eastern
  Colorado and small parts of adjoining states, generally including most
  of the region within a 280-km radius from Boulder.



  The results of a storm centroid locator operating on LAPS radar data 
  are displayed. These include location in azimuth and range (statute miles) 
  from the nearest major town. For locations near Boulder, the township, range,
  (tshp/ran) and section number are also given.
  
  The abbreviations for the towns are as follows:


  LIC - Limon


  BOU - Boulder


  FCL - Fort Collins


  COS - Colorado Springs


  AKO - Akron


  CYS - Cheyenne


  BGD - Briggsdale


  STR - Sterling


  FTM - Fort Morgan


  BUR - Burlington


  BYR - Byers


  GLY - Greeley


  PRO - Prospect Valley


  JOU - Julesberg


  KIT - Kit Carson


  SNY - Sidney, NE


  GLD - Goodland


  LMR - Lamar


  BFF - Scottsbluff


  LHX - La Junta


  PUB - Pueblo


  TAD - Trinidad


  DEN - Denver


  CRK - Castle Rock


  WPK - Winter Park


  LXV - Leadville


  S29 - Salida


  4DG - Douglas, WY


  LAR - Laramie, WY


  AIA - Alliance, NE


  CDR - Chadron, NE


  CPR - Casper, WY


  RWL - Rawlins, WY


  TOR - Torrington, WY


  WHE - Wheaton, WY


  CAG - Craig


  EGE - Eagle


  ASE - Aspen


  ALS - Alamosa


  IML - Imperial, NE


  EPK - Estes Park


  SBS - Steamboat Springs


  TSI - Tie Siding, WY


  LGM - Longmont


  WRD - Ward


  SQM - Squaw Mountain


  ROL - Rollinsville


  ELB - Elbert


  GCK - Garden City, KS


  MCK - McCook, NE


  LVE - Loveland


  Storms must exceed a 38Dbz threshold among meeting other criteria
  to be displayed. LAPS smooths the radar data to a 10km grid before the 
  storms are detected. This typically lowers the peak reflectivites given
  by about 10 dBZ from the true value. Max Low Level Reflectivity is shown 
  for each storm.


  Storms with about 38dBZ (smoothed value) are run of the mill thundershowers.
  50dBZ indicates a strong thunderstorm with possible hail. 55+ is typical
  of potential severe weather, this potential increases as the dBZ exceeds 60.



 Automatic e-mail notification: 

  The SIGSTORM mail messages are sent at appropriate times based on: 
  Maximum Reflectivity, Proximity to Boulder (The Center of the Universe), 
  and time elapsed since the last message (the yawn factor).


  To sign up, click below to send e-mail specifying whether you want to be on
  the SIGSTORM mailing list. Don't be caught again sitting at your desk 
  (or worse, at the workstation), oblivious to the monster storm going on 
  outside!




albers@fsl.noaa.gov
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This page brought to you by 
Steve Albers.


Disclaimer time - this is not an official FSL wx product but IS part of 
the UnderGround WorkStation (UGWS).