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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2014, 5:09 PM MDT for Costilla 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 19, 2014, 5:09 PM MDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2014, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Costilla County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1954 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 19, 3:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 3:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 341 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 326 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 HAZY SKIES OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY IS DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES ACROSS WASHINGTON AND NOT DUE TO AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IN FACT...SFC DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN FALLING OFF INTO THE 30S ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY...WITH 40S AND 50S ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WITH HIGHEST READINGS NEAR THE CO/KS BORDER. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN ON THE WEAK SIDE...AND HRRR SUGGESTS THAT GENERALLY UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL MAY FALL FROM SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUS...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING ON AREA BURN SCARS STILL LOOKS LOW AT THIS POINT...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADAR AND GAGES CLOSELY IN CASE AN OUTLIER STRONGER CELL IMPACTS THESE MORE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. HIGH RES MODELS SUGGESTS THAT WEST FORK MAY HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL AND RUNOFF PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH INVERTED V SOUNDINGS...MAIN STORM THREATS THOUGH WILL BE ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND LIGHTNING. MORE PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS COULD LEAD TO AN ISOLATED STRONG TO NEAR SEVERE STORM OR TWO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY TO THE EAST OF LA JUNTA WHERE CAPES MAY APPROACH 1000 J/KG. DEEP LAYER SHEARS WILL BE AROUND 30 KTS OR LESS...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT THE THREAT TO A BRIEF PULSE TYPE SEVERE STORM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST AREAS THIS EVENING...THOUGH A LOW LEVEL JET MAY KEEP SOME THUNDERSTORMS GOING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER LATE. SIMILAR STORY FOR TOMORROW'S WEATHER PATTERN. ONE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE WILL BE A DISTURBANCE LIFTING NORTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN CA INTO NV AND WESTERN UT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE MAJORITY OF THE THE FORCING WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE AREA...PRECIPITABLE WATERS DO INCREASE SUBTLY OVER THE AREA. SO PERHAPS SLIGHTLY BETTER THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTDVD ON SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE...ANOTHER HOT DAY IN STORE...WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING AND EVEN EXCEEDING 100 ACROSS THE SE PLAINS. MOISTURE LOOKS HIGH BASED AGAIN...SO MAIN THREAT WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. BUT SOME BRIEF HEAVIER RAINFALL WITH THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND BURN SCARS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR PERHAPS SOME ADVISORY LEVEL RAINFALL AMOUNTS. -KT .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 326 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 .MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION. GFS AND EC BRING SOME DRIER AIR ALOFT INTO THE RIDGE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SUSPECT THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ON THE PLAINS...LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...AND HAVE AN AREA OF ISOLATED POPS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER BOTH AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. .WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...EC AND GFS SUGGEST SLIGHTLY MORE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTING NORTHWARD INTO THE STATE. THE TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST FLATTENS THE RIDGE...KEEPING THE DRIER EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING SO THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN A FEW OF THE STORMS. LATEST MODELS KEEP A COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE CWA. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE FRONT BEING FURTHER SOUTH WHICH COULD INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE PLAINS. .FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...GFS AND EC SUGGEST A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON THE PLAINS FRIDAY WITH LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE PLAINS AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE CHANCE FOR STRONGER STORMS WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. FOR NOW...DID NOT MODIFY POPS MUCH FROM CR EXTENDED PROCEDURE...AS SUSPECT MODELS MAY BE TOO STRONG WITH THE TROUGH PASSING TO THE NORTH. --PGW-- && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 326 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SMOKE/HZ FROM FIRES IN WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...THOUGH VIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 6 MILES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS AND VALLEY LOCATIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CIGS WILL REMAIN VFR...BUT ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER CELLS. COULD SEE AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM OR TWO TO THE EAST OF LA JUNTA...WITH SOME HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH THE SCENARIO FOR SUNDAY LOOKING SIMILAR TO TODAY. -KT && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...KT LONG TERM...PGW AVIATION...KT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 11:46 AM MDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1146 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-201800- 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- 1146 AM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...GENERALLY EAST OF LA JUNTA...A MARGINAL SEVERE STORM MAY OCCUR...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AND ISOLATED STORMS MAY OCCUR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER THE PLAINS. THE MAIN STORM THREATS WILL BE LIGHTING AND LOCALLY GUST WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. 31/06
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 19, 3:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
335 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM DEBRIS FLOW 2 SE CASCADE 38.88N 104.94W
07/19/2014 EL PASO CO CDOT
DEBRIS FLOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 24 AT MILE MARKER 296.
&&
MNLocal storm report, Jul 19, 3:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
345 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE CASCADE 38.91N 104.95W
07/19/2014 M0.79 INCH EL PASO CO USGS RAIN GAUGE
REPORTED BY GAUGE AT UPPER WALDO CANYON ABOVE CASCADE.
&&
MNLocal storm report, Jul 19, 4:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
400 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM HEAVY RAIN WOODLAND PARK 38.99N 105.05W
07/19/2014 M1.10 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MNSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 4:16 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 416 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 COZ095-097-192300- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY CO- 416 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND NORTHERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM MDT... AT 416 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF ARLINGTON...OR 32 MILES NORTH OF NORTH LA JUNTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLUE LAKE AND ARLINGTON. 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. && LAT...LON 3840 10350 3853 10336 3839 10307 3820 10329 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 311DEG 22KT 3843 10337 MOORE
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:18 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 418 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 COZ086-192245- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET CO- 418 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT... STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THE PUEBLO AREA THROUGH ABOUT 5 PM. SHOWERS IN THE PUEBLO AREA HAVE PRODUCED WINDS OF AROUND 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO...BLENDE...SALT CREEK...AVONDALE...PUEBLO DEPOT AND PUEBLO WEST. LAT...LON 3822 10472 3835 10470 3831 10433 3817 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 276DEG 15KT 3829 10461 28
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 5:09 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 509 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 COZ071-074-075-192345- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY CO- 509 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COSTILLA COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 509 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAN LUIS...OR 27 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMOSA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SAN PABLO AROUND 515 PM MDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CHAMA. 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. && LAT...LON 3713 10555 3730 10556 3741 10522 3709 10519 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 264DEG 12KT 3725 10544 MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 2:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 115 min |
| Jul 19, 2:54 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Conejos, Rio Grande | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 4:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 5:00 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 31 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.