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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 7, 2016Teller County, Colorado

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

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2016-06-07Temperature 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 2016-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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 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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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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 6:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent27 min
Jun 6, 6:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
Jun 6, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
Jun 6, 7:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso41 min
Jun 6, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero23 min
Jun 6, 8:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero41 min
Jun 7, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jun 7, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 7, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso51 min
Jun 7, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso24 min
Jun 7, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso29 min
Jun 7, 4:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso40 min
Jun 7, 5:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo41 min
Jun 7, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
Jun 7, 5:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo28 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.