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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 14, 2014Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2014, 3:31 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 59 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
Aug 14, 2014, 3:31 PM MDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2014, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 306 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 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 Aug 14, 3:10 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:10 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 11:06 AM MDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1106 AM MDT THU AUG 14 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-151715-
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-
1106 AM MDT THU AUG 14 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 ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS TODAY...WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY
OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE
BURN SCARS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR
WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM.

ALL STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. PRIMARY STORM THREATS WILL INCLUDE
LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. A
FEW STORMS DURING THE PERIOD COULD RESULT IN LOCAL FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON AREA BURN SCARS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

31/23

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 1:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
151 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014

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

0150 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE FALCON             38.95N 104.59W
08/14/2014  M0.75 INCH       EL PASO            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL IN PAST 20 MINUTES.

&&

KLT
Local storm report, Aug 14, 1:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
154 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014

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

0153 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 N PETERSON AFB        38.90N 104.70W
08/14/2014  M1.32 INCH       EL PASO            CO   PUBLIC

&&

KLT
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
204 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014

COZ065-069-142045-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT CO-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO-
204 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 203 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAGUACHE...OR 46 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ALAMOSA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAGUACHE.

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.

LAT...LON 3804 10629 3815 10627 3818 10592 3791 10596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 278DEG 16KT 3808 10623

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 3:31 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBFremont3 hr
Aug 14, 9:58 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBChaffee, Conejos, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Mineral and 3 more8 hr
Aug 14, 12:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBMineral53 min
Aug 14, 1:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 14, 1:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee51 min
Aug 14, 1:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 14, 2:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache41 min
Aug 14, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller32 min
Aug 14, 3:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso52 min
Aug 14, 3:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBTeller3 hr
Aug 14, 3:59 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller3 hr
Aug 14, 4:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 14, 4:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso116 min
Aug 14, 4:34 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso116 min
Aug 14, 4:39 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso2 hr

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.