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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 22, 2014Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2014, 2:15 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 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 22, 2014, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2014, 3:15 PM MDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO

County Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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.

Skew-T log-p

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: 1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 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 22, 11:25 AM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 11:25 AM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 11:29 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1129 AM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

COZ058>089-093>099-231730-
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-
1129 AM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SPREADING ACROSS THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN SPREADING
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN
DIAMETER...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AS STORMS SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS...ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS
NORTHEAST EL PASO AND KIOWA COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS...AND LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ON AREA
BURN SCARS. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE
TO QUICK NORTHWARD STORM MOTIONS WHICH MAY LIMIT HEAVY RAINFALL
POTENTIAL TO ONLY THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD...THOSE
IN AND NEAR BURN SCARS SHOULD REMAIN ESPECIALLY VIGILANT TODAY.
THE WINDOW FOR THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
THROUGH 6 PM.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM
SYSTEM LIFTS INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED
FROM SATURDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A FEW STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF
BECOMING STRONG...WITH HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING...HAIL TO NEAR ONE INCH
AT TIMES...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

88/88

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 12:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:16 PM MDT, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
116 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

COZ081-084-085-222015-
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-
116 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 114 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS LIGHT SHOWERS IN AND AROUND THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE BURN
SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS THROUGH 215 PM MDT. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO
CAUSE FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...
CHIPITA PARK AND CASCADE.

LAT...LON 3890 10484 3885 10494 3893 10502 3899 10497
      3898 10490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 187DEG 13KT 3890 10494

TLM

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:15 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
215 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

COZ081-084-085-222115-
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-
215 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 213 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
FEW SHOWERS IN AND AROUND THE WALDO CANYON BURN SCAR...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/10 INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE BURN
SCAR WITH THESE SHOWERS THROUGH 315 PM MDT. IT IS NOT LIKELY TO
CAUSE FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...CHIPITA PARK AND
CASCADE.

LAT...LON 3885 10491 3890 10500 3898 10501 3900 10496
      3894 10485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 189DEG 23KT 3892 10495

TLM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 11:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	25 min
Aug 21, 11:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
Aug 22, 12:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	33 min
Aug 22, 1:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	59 min
Aug 22, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	28 min
Aug 22, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	33 min
Aug 22, 4:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	36 min
Aug 22, 4:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	26 min
Aug 22, 4:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	30 min
Aug 22, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	27 min
Aug 22, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	22 min
Aug 22, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	26 min
Aug 22, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	24 min
Aug 22, 5:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	23 min
Aug 22, 5:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	37 min

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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.