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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 8, 2014Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2014, 4:39 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 81 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 8, 2014, 4:39 PM MDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
81 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 2014-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 430 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-348 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 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 8, 3:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 12:02 PM MDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1202 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-091815-
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-
1202 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO
TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STORMS WILL CROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR
BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM...AND THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE REST OF
THE PLAINS INTO KANSAS BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. STORMS MAY LINGER
OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE MOVING
OUT OF THE AREA ENTIRELY BY MIDNIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND RICH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONCERNS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING
TODAY. THE THREAT OF FLOODING ON AREA BURN SCARS IS HIGHER TODAY
THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE DISTURBANCE
MOVING THROUGH AND THE AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE. THE
BURN SCARS IN PARTICULAR WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR
FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL TODAY.

OTHER CONCERNS TODAY INCLUDE SEVERE WEATHER AND LIGHTNING.
STRONG TO SEVER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.
THERE WILL BE A LOW THREAT OF TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY JUST EAST
OF THE MOUNTAINS. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO
70 MPH. PEOPLE SHOULD MAINTAIN A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER TODAY.

WHILE SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY LINGER OVER THE PLAINS INTO THE
EVENING HOURS...MOST ACTIVITY SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY AROUND
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES
EAST OUT OF THE AREA.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LIGHTNING
AND BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY LOCALIZED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...AS A SHORTWAVE PASSES TO THE NORTH AND PUSHES A COLD
FRONT DOWN INTO EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE
AVAILABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WHICH SERVES AS THE FUEL FOR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY THROUGH THE EVENING.

44/44

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
240 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

COZ086-087-082115-
PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET CO-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT CO-
240 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT...

AT 240 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALSENBURG...OR 27 MILES
SOUTH OF PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
HUERFANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3777 10457 3792 10468 3802 10460 3794 10438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 241DEG 35KT 3787 10455

PJC
Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
328 PM MDT SUN JUN 08 2014

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

0327 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW CALHAN            39.02N 104.38W
06/08/2014  M1.50 INCH       EL PASO            CO   AMATEUR RADIO

            FELL IN 30 MINUTES

&&

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:02 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:09 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:12 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:39 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent32 min
Jun 7, 9:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jun 8, 10:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache33 min
Jun 8, 11:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache35 min
Jun 8, 11:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache23 min
Jun 8, 12:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Jun 8, 12:31 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBTeller29 min
Jun 8, 12:58 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBTeller32 min
Jun 8, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont43 min
Jun 8, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller58 min
Jun 8, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo25 min
Jun 8, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
Jun 8, 1:44 PM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande3 hr
Jun 8, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller45 min
Jun 8, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jun 8, 2:18 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo27 min
Jun 8, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso40 min
Jun 8, 2:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo50 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jun 8, 2:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo3 hr
Jun 8, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo35 min
Jun 8, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso47 min
Jun 8, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo47 min
Jun 8, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero52 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas40 min
Jun 8, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jun 8, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Kiowa28 min
Jun 8, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca26 min
Jun 8, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers96 min
Jun 8, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca29 min

Nearby

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

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