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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 17, 2016Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2016, 4:59 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 17, 2016, 4:59 PM MDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2016, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 236 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 164 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-598 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2345 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

098 
WUUS55 KPUB 172259
SVRPUB
COC009-099-172345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0201.160717T2259Z-160717T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
459 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 545 PM MDT

* AT 459 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TWO BUTTES
  RESERVOIR...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 15
  MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3757 10251 3754 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 175DEG 15KT 3760 10266 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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4 follow-up statements
082 
WWUS55 KPUB 172305
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
505 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

COC009-099-172345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160717T2345Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
505 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES...

AT 504 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TWO BUTTES
RESERVOIR...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR AND HIGHWAY 287 IN EXTREME NORTHERN BACA COUNTY
AND SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3757 10251 3754 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 181DEG 15KT 3763 10265 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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092 
WWUS55 KPUB 172314
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
514 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

COC009-099-172345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160717T2345Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
514 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES...

AT 513 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TWO BUTTES
RESERVOIR...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR AND HIGHWAY 287 IN EXTREME NORTHERN BACA COUNTY
AND SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3760 10250 3761 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 188DEG 18KT 3767 10264 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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710 
WWUS55 KPUB 172321
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
521 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

COC009-172330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160717T2345Z/
BACA CO-
521 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BACA
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3765 10248 3765 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 180DEG 13KT 3769 10263 

$$

COC099-172345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160717T2345Z/
PROWERS CO-
521 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY...

AT 520 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF TWO
BUTTES RESERVOIR...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH
AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 10248 3765 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 180DEG 13KT 3769 10263 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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408 
WWUS55 KPUB 172330
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
530 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

COC099-172339-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160717T2345Z/
PROWERS CO-
530 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS 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 FOR SOUTHWEST PROWERS
COUNTY.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY AND BENT COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 3765 10248 3765 10274 3788 10274 3788 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 175DEG 15KT 3773 10263 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca82 min
Jul 16, 7:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca32 min
Jul 17, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca22 min
Jul 17, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca36 min
Jul 17, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca36 min
Jul 17, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca34 min
Jul 17, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca31 min
Jul 17, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent42 min
Jul 17, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent32 min
Jul 17, 5:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers35 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers34 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.