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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2015, 2:51 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 39 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 3, 2015, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2015, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 445 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1349 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 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 3, 1:14 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:14 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 11:53 AM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1153 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 COZ058>089-093>099-041800- 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- 1153 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OVER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALL STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...STORMS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS NUMEROUS BUT THERE WILL STILL BE THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AS THE MONSOON RETURNS TO SOUTHEAST COLORADO. FLOOD PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING URBAN AREAS AND THE BURN SCARS...SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 50/50
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 148 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 COZ060>063-065-072-073-077-032030- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT CO- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT CO- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT CO- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT CO- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT CO- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT CO- 148 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAFFEE... NORTHEASTERN SAGUACHE AND WEST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 148 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALPINE...OR 42 MILES EAST OF GUNNISON...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...PONCHA SPRINGS...ALPINE...PONCHA PASS... NATHROP...SWISSVALE AND MAYSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3884 10610 3847 10590 3840 10623 3879 10632 TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 343DEG 18KT 3873 10618 LW
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:54 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 154 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 COZ065-069-032045- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT CO- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO- 154 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SAGUACHE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT... AT 154 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAGUACHE...OR 48 MILES NORTH OF ALAMOSA...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SAGUACHE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3819 10627 3824 10605 3788 10586 3781 10618 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 340DEG 19KT 3814 10613 LW
Local storm report, Jul 3, 2:24 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
224 PM MDT FRI JUL 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 WNW NATHROP 38.77N 106.18W
07/03/2015 M0.75 INCH CHAFFEE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL FELL FROM 1245 TO 150 PM.
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KLTSpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 2:51 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 251 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 COZ099-032130- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY CO- 251 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM MDT... AT 251 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF CAMPO...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CAMPO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3699 10263 3725 10261 3730 10234 3700 10204 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 349DEG 14KT 3720 10254 LW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 9:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 1:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 5:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 39 min |
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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.