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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 12, 2016El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2016, 4:59 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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: Jun 12, 2016, 4:59 PM MDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2016, 5:31 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 12, 4:59 PM MDT	HAIL 0.88	2 Sw Black Forest, CO	0.65 OF RAINFALL IN 21 MINUTE PERIOD. . THE DURATION OF THE HAIL EVENT WAS 9 MINUTES.
Jun 12, 5:00 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	2 Sw Black Forest, 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -304 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

996 
WUUS55 KPUB 122259
SVRPUB
COC041-122345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0059.160612T2259Z-160612T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
459 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 545 PM MDT

* AT 458 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BLACK
  FOREST... OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...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...
  COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...FALCON...
  CIMARRON HILLS AND GLENEAGLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3893 10431 3885 10481 3905 10482 3913 10467
      3913 10442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 242DEG 21KT 3899 10471 

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

KAM

3 follow-up statements

998 
WWUS55 KPUB 122308
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
508 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

COC041-122345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160612T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
508 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 508 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BLACK
FOREST... OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...
FALCON AND CIMARRON HILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3886 10477 3907 10478 3913 10467 3913 10442
      3893 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 244DEG 19KT 3900 10465 

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

KAM

096 
WWUS55 KPUB 122318
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
518 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

COC041-122345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160612T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
518 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 518 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FALCON...OR 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...
FALCON AND CIMARRON HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3887 10470 3899 10471 3913 10467 3913 10442
      3893 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 233DEG 13KT 3895 10463 

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

KAM

717 
WWUS55 KPUB 122331
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
531 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

COC041-122341-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160612T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
531 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3887 10470 3899 10471 3913 10467 3913 10442
      3893 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 242DEG 21KT 3899 10454 

$$

KAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	41 min
Jun 11, 8:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	44 min
Jun 12, 2:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	25 min
Jun 12, 3:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	50 min
Jun 12, 3:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	45 min
Jun 12, 3:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jun 12, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	28 min
Jun 12, 3:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	53 min
Jun 12, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	29 min
Jun 12, 4:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	23 min
Jun 12, 4:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	28 min
Jun 12, 5:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	15 min
Jun 12, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	40 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.