Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Pueblo, CO

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
200 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

THE FORECAST CONCERN FOR TONIGHT WILL BE THE STRENGTH AND COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.  DEW POINTS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY ARE IN THE
LOWER TO MID 50S AND THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME MORE UNSTABLE.  GOES
LIFTED INDICIES AT 18Z WERE -3 TO -4...BUT CAPES WERE FAIRLY LOW
MOSTLY BELOW 900 J/KG...BUT LOCATIONS NEAR THE PALMER DIVIDE SHOWED
HIGHER CAPES.  DURING THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
LIKELY DESTABILIZE EVEN MORE.  STILL LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WX WILL BE OVER THE PIKES PEAK/PALMER DVD AREA...WHERE THE
TORNADO WATCH IS IN PLACE.  BUT WE MAY ALSO SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER
OVER PLACES LIKE KIOWA...BENT...AND PROWERS COUNTIES.  THUNDERSTORMS
COULD LINGER INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS OVER SOME AREAS OF THE PLAINS
AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES HELP TO SUSTAIN CONVECTION.

THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND SW MTNS CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY DRY AND WOULD
EXPECT ONLY ISOLATED OR WIDELY SCATTERED EARLY EVENING ACTIVITY.
GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOK OK.

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
NOON MDT WED JUN 25 1997

THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES:

ALAMOSA      BACA        BENT          CHAFFEE        CONEJOS
COSTILLA     CROWLEY     CUSTER        EL PASO        FREMONT
HUERFANO     KIOWA       LAS ANIMAS    MINERAL        OTERO
PROWERS      PUEBLO      RIO GRANDE    SAGUACHE       TELLER

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING AND...IN SOME AREAS WITH
MINOR OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...TO CAUSE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL PROBABLY BE OVER THE PALMER
DIVIDE AREA WHERE MORE MOISTURE POOLING IS LIKELY AND EFFECTS FROM AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTH WILL BE MORE PRONOUNCED.

THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE IS ALSO PRONE TO SEVERE WEATHER
TODAY.  THIS AREA WILL HAVE DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S AND MAY
ALSO SEE THE EFFECTS OF SOME OUTHFLOW BOUNDARIES.  CAPES ARE FORECAST
TO BE FROM AROUND 1200 TO 1600 J/KG WITH LIFTED INDICIES TO -5.  THIS
AREA INCLUDES KIOWA...PROWERS...BACA AND BENT COUNTIES.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 200 PM IN EL PASO COUNTY AND
OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST COUNTIES.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
124 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY NORTH OF HIGHWAY
12 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH 145 PM...BRINGING BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER
...AND LIGHTNING.

AT 122 PM...THE STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUCHARAS PASS
...OR 20 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD.  MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LIGHTNING KILLS MORE PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANY
OTHER SINGLE WEATHER PHENOMENON...SO IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES
YOU...SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SR/KT

COZ074-075-252130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
124 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY NORTH OF HIGHWAY
12 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH 145 PM...BRINGING BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER
...AND LIGHTNING.

AT 122 PM...THE STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUCHARAS PASS
...OR 20 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD.  MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LIGHTNING KILLS MORE PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES THAN ANY
OTHER SINGLE WEATHER PHENOMENON...SO IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES
YOU...SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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SR/KT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
200 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN CUSTER COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OPEN COUNTRY NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 96 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 67 THROUGH 230 PM.  IF THE STORM
MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT...IT WILL BE
NEAR COAL CREEK AND WETMORE BY 245 PM.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.

AT 157 PM...DOPPLER RADAR IN PUEBLO SHOWED THE STORM 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CANON CITY.  MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN
OCCUR WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES... GET
INDOORS OR IN A VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY
FROM THE STORM...WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING AND WHERE YOU MAY BE.

KT/SR

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HIGHWAY 165 BETWEEN FAIRVIEW
AND SAN ISABEL IN THE WET MOUNTAINS THROUGH 225 PM AND TO NEAR BEULAH
BY 300 PM. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AT 215 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BEULAH...OR 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO.  THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SR/KT

COZ070-073-252220-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MDT WED JUN 25 1997

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST OF THE WET MOUNTAINS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS HIGHWAY 165 BETWEEN FAIRVIEW
AND SAN ISABEL IN THE WET MOUNTAINS THROUGH 225 PM AND TO NEAR BEULAH
BY 300 PM. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

AT 215 PM...DOPPLER RADAR6 SHOWED THE STORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BEULAH...OR 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO.  THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SR/KT