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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 10, 2016El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2016, 6:25 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 10, 6:00 PM MDTHAIL 1.253 Wnw Falcon, CO
May 10, 6:05 PM MDTHAIL 12 Nne Falcon, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

130 
WUUS55 KPUB 110000
SVRPUB
COC041-110045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0013.160511T0000Z-160511T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
600 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 645 PM MDT

* AT 600 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN
  COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CALHAN...CIMARRON HILLS...PEYTON AND
  FALCON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3894 10413 3879 10462 3890 10478 3913 10449
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 233DEG 30KT 3890 10463 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SR
4 follow-up statements
909 
WWUS55 KPUB 110005
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
605 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

COC041-110045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160511T0045Z/
EL PASO CO-
605 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 605 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FALCON...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CALHAN...PEYTON AND FALCON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 10418 3884 10462 3895 10469 3913 10449
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 233DEG 30KT 3893 10458 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SR
547 
WWUS55 KPUB 110014
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
614 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

COC041-110045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160511T0045Z/
EL PASO CO-
614 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 613 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 19
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...CALHAN...PEYTON AND FALCON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 10418 3884 10462 3895 10469 3913 10449
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 233DEG 30KT 3897 10451 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SR
643 
WWUS55 KPUB 110018
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
618 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

COC041-110045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160511T0045Z/
EL PASO CO-
618 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 617 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 26
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALHAN AND PEYTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 10418 3890 10454 3900 10459 3913 10449
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 233DEG 30KT 3904 10440 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

SR
631 
WWUS55 KPUB 110025
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
625 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

COC041-110034-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160511T0045Z/
EL PASO CO-
625 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3895 10418 3890 10454 3900 10459 3913 10449
      3913 10441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 233DEG 30KT 3908 10433 

$$

SR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley33 min
May 10, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.