UW-CTC in eastern CO

While the warning teams are keeping an eye on things in FL, thunderstorms have developed in eastern CO associated with a midlevel short wave.  The UW-CTC algorithm detected cloud-top cooling rates in the -25C/15min range with a lead time of approximately 45 minutes on a 50 dBZ echo with the storms.  The storms initiated in juicy air with dewpoints around 35F along the front range of the Rockies.  The images below span an hour between 1815 and 1915 UTC.