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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2009, 2:47 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2009, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2009, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 12:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 286 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 653 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -1.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 29, 1:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 127 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO ADD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS/PLAINS UNTIL 800 PM. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 451 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009/ SHORT TERM... ( TODAY AND TONIGHT) ..SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... ANOTHER ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IS LIKELY TODAY. PATTERN IS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH SPEED MAX AT H5 EMBEDDED WITHIN BROAD CYCLONIC NW FLOW OVER ERN CO. COULD BE A BIT MORE UNSTABLE TODAY...AND IF STORMS YESTERDAY PRODUCED GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY AGAIN THERE TODAY. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES AS TO THE TIMING OF THE FRONT...PARTICULARLY WITH AN ONGOING MCS OVER NE CO ATTM. THIS COULD REINFORCE THE FRONTAL PUSH LATER THIS MORNING. BEST CHANCES FOR SVR WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SOUTH OF HWY 50 AND ALONG AND EAST OF I-25...BUT MAY END UP A LITTLE FARTHER N TODAY. SLIGHTLY BETTER LLVL HELICITIES TODAY...SO ALONG WITH THE BOUNDARY THERE IS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK FOR A TORNADO OR TWO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE. THAT THREAT APPEARS HIGHEST OVER ERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO NERN NM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY ALSO...MAYBE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER. EXTENSIVE PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIMIT MAXT FOR MOST AREAS...WITH HIGH TEMPS BEING REACHED FAIRLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. QUITE A FEW CLOUDS HANGING AROUND OVERNIGHT...WITH PRECIP MOVING TO THE S THIS EVE. CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPS RELATIVELY MILD DESPITE FALLING TEMPS ALOFT. SOME PATCHY FOG AND STATUS AGAIN LIKELY BY EARLY THU MORNING. 44 LONG TERM... (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ..COOLER AND POTENTIALLY STILL ACTIVE THURSDAY...THEN WARMER AND LESS MOIST FRIDAY AND BEYOND... SHORTWAVE THAT MOVES THROUGH TODAY WILL SEND A DECENT SURGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT THURSDAY...RESULTING IN COOL AND MORE STABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO PLAINS ON THURSDAY. THIS MAY END UP RADICALLY REDUCING THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVER THE EAST...CONFINING MOST CONVECTION TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...AND MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...NOT READY TO DOWNPLAY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PLAINS TOO MUCH JUST YET...AS SHEAR VALUES STILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT FOR ROTATING CONVECTION AND THUS SUPERCELLS. STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVECTION FIRING ALONG AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TRACKING SOUTHEAST ALONG OR WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WOULD CONTINUE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. BUT...IN GENERAL...THINK THAT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS THIS DAY...WITH FEWER SEVERE STORMS...COVERING A MUCH MORE RESTRICTED AREA IN AND CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK STILL GENERALLY LOOKS HOTTER AND DRIER ALTHOUGH EARLY MORNING MODEL RUNS ARE STARTING TO GIVE SOME MIXED SIGNALS. THE NAM12 HAS YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE COMING ACROSS ON FRIDAY THAT I DONT RECALL SEEING BEFORE. SO...WILL KEEP SOME ISOLATED 10-20 POPS GOING FOR THIS...HIGHEST OVER THE EAST. THEN...ON SATURDAY...THE GFS40 HINTS AT A BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE EAST LATE IN THE DAY ASSOCIATED WITH A MAJOR SHORTWAVE DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WILL KEEP SOME 10 POPS GOING FOR THIS. LATE SUNDAY...THINGS STILL WANT TO MOISTEN UP AGAIN...BUT NOT NEARLY WITH THE VIGOR OF PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. SO...FOR NOW...WILL STAY WITH 10-20 POPS ACROSS THE AREA AND CALL IT GOOD. THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW...THIS AMOUNT OF COVERAGE WOULD BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT. IF THINGS TURN AROUND AGAIN...AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT BOUNDARY ENTERS THE PICTURE LATE SUNDAY...THEN STORM COVERAGE AND IMPACTS WILL HAVE TO BE REVISED UPWARD. LW AVIATION...MAIN AVN CONCERN WILL BE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SWD OVR THE ERN CO PLAINS. KCOS AND KPUB COULD SEE SOME STRONG STORMS...THOUGH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SVR TS WILL BE S OF HWY 50 AND E OF I-25. A FEW STORMS OVER THE SE PLAINS LATER TODAY MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME AREAS OS PATCHY FOG OR LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP BY THU MORNING OVER THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS. 44 && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 31/31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 6:55 AM MDT, 7 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 655 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-301300- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 655 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BY THIS AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL THREATS INCLUDE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLORADO...GENERALLY EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE PRIMARY THREATS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTNING...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...AND LOCAL FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE PRIMARY THREATS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE LIGHTNING... PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 1200 PM MDT. 44/50
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:39 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:40 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
240 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0226 PM HAIL 3 SW PUEBLO 38.23N 104.65W
07/29/2009 M1.25 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DMETZELocal storm report, Jul 29, 2:41 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
241 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 PM HAIL 5 ESE PUEBLO 38.24N 104.53W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0233 PM HAIL BLENDE 38.24N 104.54W
07/29/2009 M2.50 INCH PUEBLO CO PUBLIC
0230 PM HAIL 5 E PUEBLO 38.27N 104.52W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
AT NWS PUEBLO OFFICE
0226 PM HAIL 3 E PUEBLO 38.27N 104.56W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO AMATEUR RADIO
0226 PM HAIL 3 SW PUEBLO 38.23N 104.65W
07/29/2009 M1.25 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0220 PM HAIL 3 NNW PUEBLO 38.31N 104.64W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
0220 PM HAIL 3 N PUEBLO 38.31N 104.61W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO NWS EMPLOYEE
0215 PM HAIL 5 E PUEBLO 38.27N 104.52W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0215 PM HAIL 5 E PUEBLO 38.27N 104.52W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO OFFICIAL NWS OBS
AT NWS PUEBLO OFFICE.
0215 PM HAIL 1 WSW PUEBLO 38.26N 104.64W
07/29/2009 M2.00 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0202 PM HAIL 2 E PUEBLO 38.27N 104.58W
07/29/2009 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0130 PM HAIL 4 NNW WOODLAND PARK 39.04N 105.08W
07/29/2009 M0.88 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
1226 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW SECURITY 38.69N 104.78W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH EL PASO CO ASOS
&&
DMETZESpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 2:42 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 242 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009 COZ076-077-081-083-085-292115- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- 242 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AT 242 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRIPPLE CREEK...OR 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CRIPPLE CREEK. VICTOR. NORTHERN CANON CITY. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:46 PM MDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
246 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0233 PM HAIL 5 SSE PUEBLO 38.20N 104.58W
07/29/2009 M1.75 INCH PUEBLO CO PUBLIC
HAILED UNTIL 1445 PM.
&&
KTLocal storm report, Jul 29, 2:47 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
247 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM HAIL 1 SSE PUEBLO 38.26N 104.61W
07/29/2009 M1.75 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JKHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 63 min |
| Jul 29, 12:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 12:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 63 min |
| Jul 29, 1:35 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 65 min |
| Jul 29, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 2:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 3:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 65 min |
| Jul 29, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 65 min |
| Jul 29, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 54 min |
| Jul 29, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 4:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 64 min |
| Jul 29, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 5:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 3 hr |
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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.