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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 26, 2016Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 5:34 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 56 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
May 26, 2016, 5:34 PM MDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Kiowa County, CO

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 12:04 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

801 
WUUS55 KPUB 262334
SVRPUB
COC061-270030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0029.160526T2334Z-160527T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
534 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 630 PM MDT

* AT 533 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SHERIDAN
  LAKE...OR 27 MILES SOUTH OF CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SHERIDAN LAKE AND TOWNER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE
A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3827 10205 3828 10236 3861 10236 3861 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 274DEG 31KT 3843 10231 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

LW
2 follow-up statements
671 
WWUS55 KPUB 262352
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
552 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

COC061-270030-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160527T0030Z/
KIOWA CO-
552 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 549 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TOWNER...OR 21
MILES WEST OF TRIBUNE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHERIDAN LAKE AND TOWNER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE
A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3827 10205 3828 10236 3861 10236 3861 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 267DEG 39KT 3844 10215 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

LW
582 
WWUS55 KPUB 270031
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
631 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

COC061-270038-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160527T0030Z/
KIOWA CO-
631 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 630 PM MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3827 10205 3828 10236 3861 10236 3861 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 274DEG 31KT 3844 10215 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:56 PM MDTWinter Storm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller39 hr
May 26, 4:20 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more32 hr
May 26, 11:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller56 min
May 26, 12:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas61 min
May 26, 1:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
May 26, 1:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
May 26, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso48 min
May 26, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo47 min
May 26, 1:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso114 min
May 26, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso26 min
May 26, 2:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo53 min
May 26, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo52 min
May 26, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso10 min
May 26, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo32 min
May 26, 2:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo58 min
May 26, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
May 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley57 min
May 26, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa31 min
May 26, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa59 min
May 26, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa43 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.