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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 30, 2016Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2016, 5:50 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports 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
May 30, 2016, 5:50 PM MDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2016, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 5:50 PM MDTHAIL 1Eads, CO
May 30, 5:55 PM MDTHAIL 1.5Eads, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 2:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2218 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

462 
WUUS55 KPUB 302350
SVRPUB
COC061-310015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0032.160530T2350Z-160531T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
550 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT

* AT 549 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EADS...OR 29
  MILES NORTH OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
  EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...BRANDON AND CHIVINGTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10276 3860 10283 3862 10279 3861 10236
      3840 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 240DEG 20KT 3849 10274 

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

ETP
3 follow-up statements
125 
WWUS55 KPUB 302357
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
557 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

COC061-310015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160531T0015Z/
KIOWA CO-
557 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 556 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EADS...OR 28
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 555 PM MDT A WEATHER SPOTTER IN EADS
         REPORTED PING BALL SIZE HAIL.  

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...
EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...BRANDON AND CHIVINGTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10276 3860 10283 3862 10279 3861 10236
      3840 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 240DEG 20KT 3851 10270 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EP
414 
WWUS55 KPUB 310008
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
608 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

COC061-310015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160531T0015Z/
KIOWA CO-
608 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 608 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CHIVINGTON...OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING
NORTHEAST 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...
EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...BRANDON AND CHIVINGTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10276 3860 10283 3862 10279 3861 10236
      3840 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 240DEG 22KT 3855 10260 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EP
623 
WWUS55 KPUB 310015
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
615 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

COC061-310024-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160531T0015Z/
KIOWA CO-
615 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 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 900 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3836 10276 3860 10283 3862 10279 3861 10236
      3840 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 240DEG 20KT 3855 10260 

$$

EP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso43 min
May 30, 1:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo44 min
May 30, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso44 min
May 30, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
May 30, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
May 30, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent49 min
May 30, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa47 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.