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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2014, 7:44 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 16, 2014, 7:44 PM MDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2014, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 16, 3:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 350 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE AND FLOOD CONDITIONS. FORECAST DISTRICT TO REMAIN ACTIVE INTO THURSDAY(...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT) AS CONTINUED HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATERS INTERACT WITH INCOMING UPPER DISTURBANCE. 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 AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AREA BURN SCARS AND LOCATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION SINCE FRIDAY...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ALSO...NEAR TO BELOW SEASONAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST LOCATIONS THURSDAY. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 350 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 WILL KEEP THIS DISCUSSION BRIEF DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER. THE FORECAST DISTRICT SHOULD THEN NOTE A DRYING AND WARMING TREND FROM FRIDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO. ISOLATED PRIMARILY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO ABOVE MID TO LATE JULY CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES(OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA) CLIMBING INTO THE 90S AND CHALLENGING THE CENTURY MARK AT TIMES. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 350 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE KALS...KCOS AND KPUB TAF SITES AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR COZ067-068- 070>089-093>099. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 11:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1100 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-171700- 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- 1100 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ADEQUATE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREA BURN SCARS AND OVER LOCATIONS WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE FRIDAY. MANY STORMS WHICH FORM TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HAIL GENERALLY SMALLER THAN PENNIES. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR ONE OR TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. HAIL AROUND THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AT TIMES AN EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. STORMS WILL BECOME WEAKER AND LESS WIDESPREAD FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 630 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COZ093-094-170100- LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY CO-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY CO- 630 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT... AT 630 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SWINK...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING SOUTH AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA JUNTA...NORTH LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...SWINK...TIMPAS AND HIGBEE. 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. && LAT...LON 3806 10388 3806 10349 3747 10340 3747 10394 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 358DEG 38KT 3794 10368 KAM
Local storm report, Jul 16, 7:36 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 16, 7:42 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
742 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0742 PM HAIL 5 NNE ROSITA 38.16N 105.28W
07/16/2014 M0.75 INCH CUSTER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
28Local storm report, Jul 16, 7:43 PM MDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
743 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL RYE 37.92N 104.93W
07/16/2014 M1.00 INCH PUEBLO CO STORM CHASER
IN RYE AFTER SEVERE STORM PASSED.
0730 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 E COLORADO CITY 37.95N 104.72W
07/16/2014 M1.05 INCH PUEBLO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
15-20 MINUTE DURATION.
&&
RMGSpecial weather statement, Jul 16, 7:44 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 744 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 COZ081-082-084-085-170215- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT CO- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 744 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL TELLER AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM MDT... AT 744 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...MANITOU SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB... STRATMOOR...SCHRIEVER AFB...FORT CARSON...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD... SECURITY AND CIMARRON HILLS. 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. && LAT...LON 3881 10499 3895 10485 3879 10444 3857 10477 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 308DEG 32KT 3884 10485 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 6:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 7:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 7:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 8:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 8:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 8:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 16 min |
| Jul 16, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 9:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 10:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 118 min |
| Jul 16, 10:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:17 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:22 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 36 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:38 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 67 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 5:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 5:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 32 min |
Nearby
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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.