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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2016, 2:54 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 7, 2016, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2016, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jun 7, 11:23 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 11:23 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 11:45 AM MDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1145 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-081745- 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- 1145 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STORMS SHIFTING ACROSS THE THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON AREA BURN SCARS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD THEY TAKE A DIRECT HIT FROM ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AS STORMS DIMINISH AND SHIFT INTO KANSAS. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE SNOW MELT OVER THE MOUNTAINS LEADING TO CONTINUED RISES ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. FAST STREAM AND RIVER FLOWS AND HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THESE LOCATIONS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN STORM THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 10/28
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 2:54 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 254 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2016 COZ081-082-084-085-072145- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT CO- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT CO- 254 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT... AT 254 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...WOODLAND PARK...MONUMENT... AIR FORCE ACADEMY...MANITOU SPRINGS...PALMER LAKE... GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CHIPITA PARK...CASCADE... GLENEAGLE AND CRYSTOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3897 10516 3913 10503 3913 10479 3875 10493 TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 305DEG 23KT 3902 10502 EP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 7:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 7:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 8:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 4:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.