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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 23, 2016El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2016, 2:01 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 min. 4 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 23, 2016, 2:01 PM MDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 44 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), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 23, 2:11 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Peyton, CO	.
Jun 23, 2:13 PM MDT	HAIL 0.88	3 E Black Forest, CO	.
Jun 23, 2:14 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	5 Ne Black Forest, CO	.
Jun 23, 2:41 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	5 Wnw Peyton, 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -588 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

635 
WUUS55 KPUB 232001
SVRPUB
COC041-232045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0098.160623T2001Z-160623T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
201 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 245 PM MDT

* AT 201 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK
  FOREST... OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST
  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...SCHRIEVER AFB AND PETERSON AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3890 10487 3913 10472
      3913 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 284DEG 20KT 3905 10465 

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

HODANISH

5 follow-up statements

828 
WWUS55 KPUB 232007
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
207 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

COC041-232045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160623T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
207 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 207 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK
FOREST... OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST 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...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS...
SCHRIEVER AFB AND PETERSON AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3890 10487 3913 10467
      3913 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 285DEG 17KT 3904 10463 

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

HODANISH

151 
WWUS55 KPUB 232016
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

COC041-232045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160623T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
216 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 215 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 19
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS...
SCHRIEVER AFB AND PETERSON AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3890 10487 3913 10467
      3913 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 284DEG 20KT 3903 10457 

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

HODANISH

847 
WWUS55 KPUB 232023
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
223 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

COC041-232045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160623T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
223 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 222 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 19
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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. 

ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF MONUMENT.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...BLACK FOREST...FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS...
SCHRIEVER AFB AND PETERSON AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3890 10487 3913 10467
      3913 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 287DEG 14KT 3902 10456 

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

HODANISH

028 
WWUS55 KPUB 232029
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
229 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

COC041-232045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160623T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
229 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

AT 228 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 19
MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...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...
EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...PEYTON...SCHRIEVER AFB...
FALCON AND CIMARRON HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3892 10472 3911 10455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 277DEG 14KT 3903 10455 

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

HODANISH

656 
WWUS55 KPUB 232041
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
241 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

COC041-232050-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-160623T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
241 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM MDT...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3911 10431 3875 10451 3892 10472 3911 10455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 284DEG 20KT 3903 10455 

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 6:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	88 min
Jun 22, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	86 min
Jun 22, 9:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	83 min
Jun 22, 11:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	93 min
Jun 23, 1:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Jun 23, 1:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	41 min
Jun 23, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Jun 23, 1:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	46 min
Jun 23, 2:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	43 min
Jun 23, 2:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Rio Grande, Saguache	39 min
Jun 23, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	49 min
Jun 23, 3:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	42 min
Jun 23, 3:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	24 min
Jun 23, 3:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	32 min
Jun 23, 4:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	24 min
Jun 23, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	57 min
Jun 23, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	57 min
Jun 23, 5:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Otero	54 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.