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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 30, 2014Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 30, 2014, 3:38 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 22 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 30, 2014, 3:38 PM MDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2014, 4:00 PM MDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO

County Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 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 30, 11:50 AM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 11:50 AM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 11:56 AM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1156 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-311300-
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-
1156 AM MDT WED JUL 30 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING WITH
HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS HAVING THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF RECEIVING
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. DUE TO CONTINUED ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN
THE ATMOSPHERE...THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL
RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE AREA BURN SCARS...LOCATIONS WITH SATURATED SOILS
FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR STEEP TERRAIN.

FOR LOCATIONS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE TOO
STABLE FOR STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. AS A RESULT...THE
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOOD IS MUCH LESS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS FROM
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SCATTERED...PRIMARILY HIGHER TERRAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. IN ADDITION...IF ENOUGH PRECIPITATION FALLS...PORTIONS OF
THE ARKANSAS AND PURGATOIRE RIVERS...ALONG WITH THEIR TRIBUTARY
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING AT TIMES.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AREA BURN SCARS...URBAN AREAS...STEEP
TERRAIN LOCATIONS AND AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE FLASH FLOOD RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

06/06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 9:38 AM MDT, 6 hours before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 9:39 AM MDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 12:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1254 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014

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

1243 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE FOUNTAIN          38.69N 104.68W
07/30/2014  M1.08 INCH       EL PASO            CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FELL SINCE 9 AM. 0.20 HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 20
            MINUTES.

&&

MN

Local storm report, Jul 30, 1:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
148 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014

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

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NE SPANISH PEAKS      37.43N 104.90W
07/30/2014  M0.80 INCH       HUERFANO           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL YESTERDAY EVENING.

&&

MN

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:38 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
338 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014

COZ081-082-084-085-302200-
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-
338 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 336 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF .10 INCHES OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WALDO
CANYON BURN SCAR WITH THIS STORM. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...WOODLAND PARK...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...PIKES PEAK...CHIPITA PARK...
CASCADE AND CRYSTOLA.

LAT...LON 3896 10473 3877 10497 3902 10523 3913 10508
      3913 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 314DEG 18KT 3904 10508

MW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 6:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	119 min
Jul 29, 6:17 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	118 min
Jul 29, 6:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jul 29, 7:35 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Kiowa	6 hr
Jul 29, 7:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	24 min
Jul 29, 8:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	27 min
Jul 29, 8:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Fremont	2 hr
Jul 29, 8:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	23 min
Jul 29, 9:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	2 hr
Jul 29, 9:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers	5 hr
Jul 29, 10:02 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Las Animas	3 hr
Jul 29, 10:19 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	6 hr
Jul 29, 11:03 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca	3 hr
Jul 29, 11:51 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more	18 hr
Jul 30, 12:17 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Baca	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:18 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Bent, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:41 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 12:48 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Baca, Las Animas, Prowers	3 hr
Jul 30, 2:36 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Baca	5 hr
Jul 30, 3:06 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	Bent, Otero	3 hr
Jul 30, 2:33 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	117 min
Jul 30, 2:48 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	117 min
Jul 30, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	32 min
Jul 30, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	31 min
Jul 30, 5:57 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Saguache	2 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Colorado, 2014 Every 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.