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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 5, 2014Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2014, 3:11 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 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 5, 2014, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 320 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 12:00Z on 2014-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -70 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 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.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 5, 11:14 AM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 11:14 AM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 11:35 AM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1135 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-061745-
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-
1135 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE PALMER DIVIDE REGION. HAIL UP TO
AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED INITIALLY AS STORMS DEVELOP. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE FAIRLY ISOLATED INITIALLY...IF ONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVES OVER THE WALDO CANYON OR BLACK FOREST BURN SCARS...FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AS THEY MOVE EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...THEY WILL
STRENGTHEN WITH A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LIKELY. LARGE HAIL
UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL COMBINE INTO A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM BY
THIS EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS INTO WESTERN
KANSAS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS ARE
INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WITH THE
MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS
THIS EVENING. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO EXIT EASTERN
COLORADO INTO WESTERN KANSAS BY MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR
AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FRIDAY...
SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE MOST ACTIVE DAY APPEARS
TO BE FRIDAY. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ALTHOUGH A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT WHEN SUPERCELL STORMS DEVELOP.

FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN
AREAS AND IN AND AROUND RECENT BURN SCARS...SUCH AS WALDO
CANYON...BLACK FOREST...ROYAL GORGE...AND EAST PEAK.

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DEVELOPING
WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

31/23

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:11 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
311 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

COZ074-088-094-052145-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY CO-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO-
311 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

AT 311 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRINIDAD...COKEDALE...STARKVILLE...BONCARBO...MODEL AND HOEHNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN PUEBLO.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3699 10461 3718 10479 3745 10426 3716 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 239DEG 35KT 3717 10451

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 10:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert35 min
Jun 4, 11:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Jun 5, 12:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa30 min
Jun 5, 12:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa49 min
Jun 5, 12:33 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa42 min
Jun 5, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas34 min
Jun 5, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas33 min
Jun 5, 4:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas42 min
Jun 5, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas35 min
Jun 5, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert30 min
Jun 5, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Jun 5, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas48 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Colorado, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.