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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 13, 2016Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2016, 1:48 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report 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 13, 2016, 1:48 PM MDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2016, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 13, 1:48 PM MDTHAIL 14 Ene Stonewall, 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
Jun 13, 1:27 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 287 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2016-06-13Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2016-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -115 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
3026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

274 
WUUS55 KPUB 131948
SVRPUB
COC055-071-132015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0077.160613T1948Z-160613T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
148 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 215 PM MDT

* AT 148 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  STONEWALL...OR 23 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD...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...
  GULNARE...SPANISH PEAKS...STONEWALL AND WESTON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3709 10486 3716 10507 3746 10496 3735 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 204DEG 17KT 3720 10493 

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

PGW
2 follow-up statements
697 
WWUS55 KPUB 131953 RRA
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
153 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2016

COC055-071-132015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-160613T2015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO-
153 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES...

AT 152 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF STONEWALL...OR 23 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GULNARE...SPANISH PEAKS AND WESTON. 

ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 148 PM 4 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
STONEWALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3712 10484 3720 10506 3746 10496 3735 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 204DEG 17KT 3722 10492 

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

PGW
643 
WWUS55 KPUB 132012 RRA
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
212 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2016

COC055-071-132022-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-160613T2015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-HUERFANO CO-
212 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND
SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 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
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3712 10484 3720 10506 3746 10496 3735 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 204DEG 17KT 3722 10492 

$$

PGW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
Jun 12, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa37 min
Jun 12, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo16 min
Jun 12, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo34 min
Jun 12, 6:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jun 12, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa37 min
Jun 12, 7:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo34 min
Jun 12, 7:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso18 min
Jun 12, 7:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero46 min
Jun 12, 7:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa25 min
Jun 12, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa48 min
Jun 12, 8:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa43 min
Jun 12, 8:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Otero35 min
Jun 12, 8:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa51 min
Jun 12, 8:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero47 min
Jun 12, 9:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers59 min
Jun 12, 10:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBBent, Otero3 hr
Jun 13, 9:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont28 min
Jun 13, 9:53 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Jun 13, 10:09 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont36 min
Jun 13, 10:23 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Jun 13, 11:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano25 min
Jun 13, 11:55 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano35 min
Jun 13, 12:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano27 min
Jun 13, 12:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas29 min
Jun 13, 1:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas38 min
Jun 13, 1:25 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas35 min
Jun 13, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano32 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo15 min
Jun 13, 1:46 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBLas Animas29 min
Jun 13, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
Jun 13, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo27 min
Jun 13, 2:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo39 min
Jun 13, 2:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas36 min
Jun 13, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas40 min
Jun 13, 2:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas24 min
Jun 13, 2:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo23 min
Jun 13, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso28 min
Jun 13, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo53 min
Jun 13, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo32 min
Jun 13, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso36 min
Jun 13, 3:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo30 min
Jun 13, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso51 min
Jun 13, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo29 min
Jun 13, 4:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers26 min
Jun 13, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 13, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers44 min
Jun 13, 4:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca25 min
Jun 13, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers45 min
Jun 13, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca21 min
Jun 13, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso39 min
Jun 13, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers25 min
Jun 13, 5:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso12 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.