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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2014, 8:04 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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 27, 2014, 8:04 PM MDT (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 479 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 27, 7:29 PM MDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 7:29 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 11:38 AM MDT, 8 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1138 AM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-281745- 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- 1138 AM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND MUCH OF THE PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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 WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL DRIFT OFF INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS TODAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS SUCH AS BURN SCARS...URBAN AREAS...AND IN LOCATIONS WITH STEEP TERRAIN. THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MOIST EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW AND MONSOON MOISTURE ALOFT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THOUGH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON...WITH STORMS SPREADING ACROSS THE ADJACENT HIGH VALLEYS AND PLAINS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS STORMS MOVE INTO THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THEY MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE RISK FOR ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THESE COULD MERGE INTO THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES...WHICH COULD BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THIS THREAT LOOKS GREATEST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A MULTI-DAY RAINFALL EPISODE...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PORTIONS OF THE ARKANSAS AND PURGATORIE RIVERS...ALONG WITH THEIR TRIBUTARY CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING AT TIMES...THOUGH THIS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING MAY NOT BE AS GREAT COMPARED TO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. AREA BURN SCARS...URBAN AREAS...AND STEEP TERRAIN WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE FLASH FLOOD RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
In the hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 712 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COZ081-084-085-280145- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 712 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 AT 709 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORMS OVER WOODLAND PARK...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR AFTER 730 PM. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS ACTIVITY WILL INTENSIFY AS IT INTERACTS WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING WEST COMING FROM THE PLAINS. PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE WALDO BURN SCAR SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE WALDO BURN SCAR AFTER 730 PM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...WOODLAND PARK...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA. LAT...LON 3893 10514 3910 10503 3894 10481 3885 10491 TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 312DEG 15KT 3899 10504 HODANISH
Local storm report, Jul 27, 7:26 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
726 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0722 PM HEAVY RAIN WOODLAND PARK 39.00N 105.05W
07/27/2014 M0.30 INCH TELLER CO TRAINED SPOTTER
IN PAST 10 MINUTES
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PPLocal storm report, Jul 27, 7:34 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 804 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 COZ081-084-085-280230- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- 804 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2014 AT 802 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ONLY LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE BURN SCAR. HOWEVER....THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY MOIST AND STORMS COULD INTENSIFY OVER THE BURN SCAR. PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE WALDO BURN SCAR SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IT IS POSSIBLE MORE HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. LAT...LON 3886 10497 3902 10499 3895 10485 3888 10487 TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 265DEG 25KT 3894 10489 HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 6:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 7:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 7:31 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo | 119 min |
| Jul 27, 8:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 8:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 117 min |
| Jul 27, 8:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 9:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:33 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:21 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 12 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 33 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 113 min |
| Jul 28, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 3:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 3:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Teller | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 4:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 117 min |
| Jul 28, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 5:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 31 min |
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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.