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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 3, 2005Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2005, 6:28 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2005, 6:28 PM MDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2005, 7:31 PM MDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2005-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2005-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS55 KPUB 040028
SVRPUB
COC025-089-101-040130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0049.050604T0028Z-050604T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
628 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
  NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
  EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO

* UNTIL 730 PM MDT.

* AT 624 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
  GOLFBALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED 12 MILES WEST OF FOWLER...
  OR 26 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER FOWLER BY 650 PM MDT
  6 MILES SOUTH OF OLNEY SPRINGS BY 700 PM MDT
  OVER MANZANOLA BY 710 PM MDT
  OVER ROCKY FORD BY 725 PM MDT

IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE
THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST
PROTECTION.

LAT...LON 3815 10432 3797 10430 3798 10372 3823 10374

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS55 KPUB 040055
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
655 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

COC101-040105-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050604T0130Z/
PUEBLO CO-
655 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PUEBLO COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELED...

AT 650 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
LIGHTNING...THE WEATHER NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE
OR PROPERTY IN THIS AREA.

LAT...LON 3819 10406 3797 10405 3774 10394 3796 10368
      3823 10374

$$

COC025-089-040130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050604T0130Z/
OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO-
655 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY
AND NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM MDT...

AT 650 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR FOWLER...OR ABOUT 27 MILES WEST
OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER MANZANOLA BY 705 PM MDT
  OVER ROCKY FORD BY 725 PM MDT

IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE
THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST
PROTECTION.

LAT...LON 3819 10406 3797 10405 3774 10394 3796 10368
      3823 10374

$$
000 
WWUS55 KPUB 040109
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
709 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

COC025-040119-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050604T0130Z/
CROWLEY CO-
709 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CROWLEY COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELED...

AT 708 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
LIGHTNING...THE WEATHER NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE
OR PROPERTY IN THIS AREA.

LAT...LON 3814 10403 3797 10396 3768 10391 3788 10357
      3808 10359

$$

COC089-040130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050604T0130Z/
OTERO CO-
709 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN OTERO COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM MDT...

AT 708 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKY FORD...OR
ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER ROCKY FORD BY 720 PM MDT
  OVER SWINK BY 730 PM MDT

IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE
THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST
PROTECTION.

LAT...LON 3814 10403 3797 10396 3768 10391 3788 10357
      3808 10359

$$
000 
WWUS55 KPUB 040131
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
731 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

COC089-040141-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050604T0130Z/
OTERO CO-
731 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN OTERO COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

AT 729 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
LIGHTNING...THE WEATHER HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA AND NO
LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3814 10403 3797 10396 3768 10391 3788 10357
      3808 10359

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.