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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 17, 2016Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2016, 5:25 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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: Jul 17, 2016, 5:25 PM MDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.5 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 17, 6:00 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	4 Se Las Animas, 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 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 212 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: 212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -367 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

960 
WUUS55 KPUB 172325
SVRPUB
COC011-099-180000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0202.160717T2325Z-160718T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
525 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  CENTRAL BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 525 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF ON OR NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW!  DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3816 10328 3798 10245 3772 10275 3783 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 208DEG 18KT 3788 10322 3777 10276 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

EP

2 follow-up statements

708 
WWUS55 KPUB 172335
SVSPUB

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

COC011-099-180000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-160718T0000Z/
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
535 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

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

AT 534 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TWO BUTTES RESERVOIR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF ON OR NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3816 10328 3798 10245 3772 10275 3783 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 201DEG 17KT 3792 10324 3780 10277 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

EP

736 
WWUS55 KPUB 172345
SVSPUB

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

COC011-099-180000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-160718T0000Z/
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
545 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2016

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

AT 545 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 10262 3777 10277 3786 10327 3816 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 206DEG 19KT 3797 10321 3788 10274 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

EP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	82 min
Jul 16, 7:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jul 17, 3:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	22 min
Jul 17, 3:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jul 17, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jul 17, 3:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	34 min
Jul 17, 4:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	31 min
Jul 17, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	42 min
Jul 17, 4:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	32 min
Jul 17, 4:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	31 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Prowers	34 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.