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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 28, 2016Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2016, 7:13 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 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 28, 2016, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2016-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1611 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
1611 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
8.4

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WUUS55 KPUB 290113
SVRPUB
COC025-089-101-290200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0233.160729T0113Z-160729T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
713 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 800 PM MDT

* AT 712 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BOONE...OR
  19 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FOWLER...OLNEY SPRINGS...BOONE...CROWLEY...
  AVONDALE AND PUEBLO DEPOT. 

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 3823 10441 3834 10426 3822 10381 3796 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 294DEG 18KT 3824 10425 

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

KAM
4 follow-up statements
525 
WWUS55 KPUB 290124
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
724 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COC025-089-101-290200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-160729T0200Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-CROWLEY CO-
724 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY
COUNTIES...

AT 724 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOONE...OR 22
MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FOWLER...OLNEY SPRINGS...BOONE...CROWLEY AND PUEBLO DEPOT. 

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 3819 10437 3833 10422 3822 10381 3796 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 298DEG 18KT 3820 10420 

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

KAM
923 
WWUS55 KPUB 290136
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
736 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COC025-089-101-290200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-160729T0200Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-CROWLEY CO-
736 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY
COUNTIES...

AT 735 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BOONE...OR 25 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FOWLER...OLNEY SPRINGS AND CROWLEY. 

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 3814 10430 3830 10413 3822 10381 3796 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 303DEG 16KT 3816 10417 

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

KAM
691 
WWUS55 KPUB 290145
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
745 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COC025-089-101-290200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-160729T0200Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-CROWLEY CO-
745 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY
COUNTIES...

AT 745 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
FOWLER...OR 26 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING EAST 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FOWLER AND OLNEY SPRINGS. 

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 3826 10417 3818 10385 3796 10407 3800 10412
      3817 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 289DEG 14KT 3816 10415 

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

KAM
160 
WWUS55 KPUB 290157 RRA
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
757 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COC025-089-101-290207-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-160729T0200Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-CROWLEY CO-
757 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST
CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800
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...
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3826 10417 3818 10385 3796 10407 3800 10412
      3817 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 294DEG 18KT 3816 10415 

$$

KAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB44 min
Jul 28, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo35 min
Jul 28, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso24 min
Jul 28, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley43 min
Jul 28, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley46 min
Jul 28, 6:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo37 min
Jul 28, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo38 min
Jul 28, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley30 min
Jul 28, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso46 min
Jul 28, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa25 min
Jul 28, 8:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller40 min
Jul 28, 8:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo48 min
Jul 28, 9:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo44 min
Jul 28, 9:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso52 min
Jul 28, 9:25 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 28, 9:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso29 min
Jul 28, 9:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers39 min
Jul 28, 9:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso50 min
Jul 28, 9:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso46 min
Jul 28, 10:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 28, 10:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso51 min
Jul 28, 10:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso28 min
Jul 28, 10:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso46 min
Jul 28, 11:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso19 min
Jul 29, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller25 min
Jul 29, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso39 min
Jul 29, 2:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller34 min
Jul 29, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller31 min
Jul 29, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas45 min
Jul 29, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert48 min
Jul 29, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas45 min
Jul 29, 5:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB43 min
Jul 29, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas46 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.