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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 214, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 9, 2010Bent County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2010, 2:56 PM MDT for Bent County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 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
Aug 9, 2010, 2:56 PM MDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2010, 3:23 PM MDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO

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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 Aug 9, 2:00 PM MDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:00 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 6:10 AM MDT, 8 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
610 AM MDT MON AUG 9 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-101215-
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-
610 AM MDT MON AUG 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER AND NEAR
THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...WITH STORMS MOVING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND OUT ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. WITH THE MONSOONAL
MOISTURE PLUME ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE MAIN
THREATS FROM STORMS. SMALL HAIL TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN DIAMETER AND
WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN UP AGAIN...LEADING TO A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE FOR STORMS IN MOST AREAS AGAIN BY THE WEEKEND.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS THAT DEVELOP TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WILL BE LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND...STORM THREATS
WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE HAIL AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER NOON TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

23/50

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 9, 1:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:47 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 8:49 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Aug 8, 10:04 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso110 min
Aug 9, 1:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas66 min
Aug 9, 2:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBHuerfano, Las Animas3 hr
Aug 9, 2:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Aug 9, 3:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBTeller3 hr
Aug 9, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent46 min
Aug 9, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa16 min
Aug 9, 5:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent62 min

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.