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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 15, 2016Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Apr 15, 2016, 2:47 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 43 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
Apr 15, 2016, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2016, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2016-04-15Temperature 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 2016-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
1499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 15, 2:19 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 2:19 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 12:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1254 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COZ058>089-093>099-161900-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA  VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY  ABOVE 8500FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
1254 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY.
THE HIGHEST RISK WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM LIMON TO LA JUNTA TO
KIM. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND
LIGHTNING WILL ALL BE CONCERNS. THE PRIMARY WINDOW OF CONCERN WILL
BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND MIDNIGHT MDT...WITH THE GREATEST LEVEL OF
THREAT LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...CONVECTION
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL HAVE TO
BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR SEVERE AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.

HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TODAY AND THEN TO
THE HIGH VALLEYS...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE PALMER DIVIDE
TONIGHT. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO
ABOUT 4 INCHES IN THE HIGH VALLEYS.  ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT AROUND 8000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT THEN
LOWER TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.  ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE
6000 FEET WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...RANGING FROM AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES
ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE TO AN INCH OR LESS DOWN AT THE 6000 FOOT
LEVEL.

DUE TO ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE...LIFT AND INSTABILITY WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM...ALL AREAS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO WILL SEE A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH
ANY STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. IN
AREAS WHERE IT IS COLD ENOUGH...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE CONVECTIVE
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

FIRE DANGER LEVELS WILL BE HIGH AGAIN TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE
PLAINS. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF
FIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START A
FIRE SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A LARGE...SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF
WEATHER HAZARDS TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH 3 TO EVEN 4 FEET POSSIBLE ON TOP OF
PIKES PEAK. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...A MIXTURE OF HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE
NEAR 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN LOWER TO AROUND 5000
FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY...MAINLY ALONG THE DRYLINE NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER. IF
SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP...TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS
WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO INTENSE HEAVY RAINFALL.

THE STORM WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL EXIST FOR A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM ANY STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE LIGHTNING...
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO.

44/44

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 12:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1237 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COZ095-097-151915-
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY CO-
1237 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND CENTRAL
BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT...

AT 1236 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 23 MILES EAST OF NORTH LA JUNTA...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...FORT LYON AND CADDOA.

LAT...LON 3775 10305 3780 10327 3827 10317 3820 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 194DEG 24KT 3785 10314

KT
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
120 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COZ095>097-152000-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY CO-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY CO-
120 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL
BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM MDT...

AT 120 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HASTY...OR 21 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EADS...HASTY...SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AND CADDOA.

LAT...LON 3807 10293 3811 10314 3861 10301 3852 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 197DEG 26KT 3817 10301

KT
Local storm report, Apr 15, 2:12 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:47 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 10:28 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 4 more41 hr
Apr 15, 12:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent38 min
Apr 15, 1:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa40 min
Apr 15, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa31 min
Apr 15, 1:51 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Kiowa24 min
Apr 15, 2:07 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa38 min
Apr 15, 2:39 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa36 min
Apr 15, 3:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBKiowa3 hr
Apr 15, 3:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa20 min
Apr 15, 3:22 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa8 min
Apr 15, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa50 min
Apr 15, 3:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa48 min
Apr 15, 4:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa15 min
Apr 15, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa49 min
Apr 15, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca30 min
Apr 15, 4:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas67 min
Apr 15, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers45 min
Apr 15, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca31 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Colorado, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.