Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2016, 4:14 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 46 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 27, 2016, 4:14 PM MDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2016, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
490
WUUS55 KPUB 272214
SVRPUB
COC009-272300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0221.160727T2214Z-160727T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
414 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
* AT 413 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SPRINGFIELD... MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...VILAS AND CAMPO.
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 THIS STORM. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10281 3751 10276 3752 10249 3699 10217
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 346DEG 29KT 3741 10261
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KAM3 follow-up statements
161
WWUS55 KPUB 272227
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
427 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
COC009-272300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-160727T2300Z/
BACA CO-
427 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
AT 427 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SPRINGFIELD...
MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...VILAS AND CAMPO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3741 10277 3748 10247 3699 10217 3700 10281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 350DEG 21KT 3737 10262
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KAM115
WWUS55 KPUB 272241
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
COC009-272300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-160727T2300Z/
BACA CO-
441 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...
AT 441 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CAMPO...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMPO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 10277 3739 10254 3699 10225 3700 10281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 351DEG 25KT 3718 10267
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KAM744
WWUS55 KPUB 272254
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
454 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
COC009-272304-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-160727T2300Z/
BACA CO-
454 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3736 10277 3739 10254 3699 10225 3700 10281
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 346DEG 29KT 3718 10267
$$
KAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 9:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 9:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 10:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 10:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 11:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 12:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 12:56 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 3:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 24 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.