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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 15, 2014Crowley County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2014, 1:54 AM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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
Jul 15, 2014, 1:54 AM MDT (07:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2014, 2:30 AM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Crowley County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 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 Jul 14, 11:03 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 11:03 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1103 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 703 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

UPDATED GRIDS/ZONES TO ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TO EXPIRE
AT 7 PM MDT AND ALSO TO CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM
MDT FOR PUBLIC ZONES 088-089-093>099.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 353 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF DUE TO ONGOING ACTIVE CONDITIONS. MAJORITY
OF FORECAST DISTRICT TO REMAIN ACTIVE AT TIMES INTO TUESDAY AS
ELEVATED PRECIPITABLE WATERS CONTINUE IN WAKE OF
NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY SURGE THAT PUSHED ACROSS CWFA EARLIER TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE AVAILABLE ADEQUATE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...
FAVORABLE CAPES...LIS AND MEAN LAYER SHEARS WILL ALLOW FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY.

ALSO...STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AREA BURN SCARS AND
LOCATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION DURING
THE PAST THREE TO FOUR DAYS. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
CLOSELY. FINALLY...NEAR TO BELOW SEASONAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE NOTED OVER MOST LOCATIONS TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 353 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

UNSETTLED/ACTIVE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND BELOW SEASONAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE MAJORITY
OF THE FORECAST DISTRICT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS
GENERALLY MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW ALLOWS FORECAST PRECIPITABLE WATERS
TO REMAIN ELEVATED DURING THIS TIME-FRAME.

LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AREA BURN
SCARS).  AS ALWAYS...WFO PUEBLO WILL MONITOR CLOSELY.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY TIME-FRAME AS FAVORABLE BULK LAYER
SHEARS...CAPES AND LIS INTERACT WITH THE ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE PROFILE.

THE FORECAST DISTRICT SHOULD THEN NOTE A DRYING AND WARMING TREND
FROM FRIDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS OVER SOUTHERN
COLORADO.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1100 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ISOLD SHOWERS AND TSRA WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT BOTH KCOS AND KPUB. KALS SHOULD REMAIN DRY.

TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT THINGS...IT IS QUITE MOIST AND WITH
UPSLOPE FLOW TONIGHT WE MAY SEE SOME LOW STRATUS DEVELOP AT KCOS
AND POSSIBLY KPUB. STRATUS SHOULD BREAK UP BY MID MORNING.

FOR TOMORROW...THE OVERALL BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE LATE IN THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW EVENING. WITH A RATHER
STRONG JETSTREAM OVERHEAD...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING HAIL POSSIBLE.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

AVIATION...HODANISH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 11:19 AM MDT, 14 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1119 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-151730-
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-
1119 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN
AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE STEERING WINDS IN
THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY...WHICH WILL DECREASE THE CHANCES FOR
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS
ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THE AIR TO SUPPORT LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...WHICH WOULD STILL POSE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS AREA BURN SCARS...AS WELL AS THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

THE INCREASED WINDS ALOFT...HOWEVER...WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED
CHANCES FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...PRODUCING HAIL AROUND
ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. WITH AMPLE AVAILABLE MOISTURE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. THREATS FROM STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL INCLUDE LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND GUSTY WINDS
TO 50 MPH. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS ON TUESDAY.

A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:54 PM MDT, 6 hours before
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Local storm report, Jul 14, 8:48 PM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
848 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

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

0300 PM     HAIL             ELLICOTT                38.84N 104.39W
07/14/2014  M1.50 INCH       EL PASO            CO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TIME ESTIMATED

&&

KAM
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:54 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
154 AM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014

COZ085-086-089-150830-
CROWLEY COUNTY CO-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7400 FT CO-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET CO-
154 AM MDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 153 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HANOVER...OR 27 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH RAINFALL
OF UP TO AN INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PUEBLO DEPOT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3865 10405 3853 10405 3852 10400 3839 10394
      3830 10438 3864 10438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 001DEG 20KT 3855 10427

ETP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont41 min
Jul 14, 6:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 14, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso46 min
Jul 14, 6:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso2 hr
Jul 14, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa30 min
Jul 14, 6:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 14, 6:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 14, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano26 min
Jul 14, 7:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Jul 15, 12:47 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 15, 2:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller27 min
Jul 15, 2:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley31 min
Jul 15, 3:07 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero23 min
Jul 15, 4:08 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller20 hr
Jul 15, 8:28 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningPUBBent3 hr
Jul 15, 1:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla34 min
Jul 15, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster37 min
Jul 15, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee28 min
Jul 15, 1:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Saguache19 min
Jul 15, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller34 min
Jul 15, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBOtero35 hr
Jul 15, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont37 min
Jul 15, 3:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee31 min
Jul 15, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller32 min
Jul 15, 4:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 15, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla38 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano51 min
Jul 15, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBRio Grande32 min
Jul 15, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo50 min
Jul 15, 5:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBConejos, Costilla39 min
Jul 15, 5:10 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas3 hr
Jul 15, 5:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas3 hr
Jul 15, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas45 min

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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.