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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 20, 2010Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2010, 6:29 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 46 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 20, 2010, 6:29 PM MDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2010, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:45 AM MDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:47 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 20, 5:50 PM MDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
550 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0546 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNW WOODLAND PARK     39.04N 105.08W
07/20/2010  M1.69 INCH       TELLER             CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL OVER 20 MINUTES.

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MN
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:51 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
551 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

COZ081-084-085-210015-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-
551 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
  NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
   THIS INCLUDES...NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS.

AT 549 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR AIR FORCE ACADEMY...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PALMER LAKE.
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
  MONUMENT.
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS.
  BLACK FOREST.

HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WITH UP TO AN INCH OF
RAIN POSSIBLE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:52 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
552 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

COZ084-085-210030-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
552 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...

  CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
   THIS INCLUDES...SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS.

AT 549 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...OR NEAR
COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS.
  SCHRIEVER AFB.
  FALCON.

HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WITH UP TO AN INCH OF
RAIN POSSIBLE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:55 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso56 min
Jul 20, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers65 min
Jul 20, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero41 min
Jul 20, 6:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Jul 20, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso60 min
Jul 20, 6:43 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso99 min
Jul 20, 6:46 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso31 min
Jul 20, 6:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers53 min
Jul 20, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo46 min
Jul 20, 7:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 20, 7:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa51 min
Jul 20, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa25 min
Jul 21, 9:19 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBChaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Mineral and 3 more12 hr
Jul 21, 5:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

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