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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2016, 1:55 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 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 26, 2016, 1:55 PM MDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2016, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Huerfano County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 360 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
- 3495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 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 26, 11:13 AM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 11:13 AM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 11:17 AM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1117 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-271730- 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- 1117 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 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 OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY STORM THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DIURNALLY DRIVEN AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS, THEN MOVE INTO THE PLAINS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS ON MONDAY, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. ANOTHER FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. THE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA FOR SATURDAY, PRODUCING WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR ISOLATED DIURNAL MOUNTAIN CONVECTION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. 44/44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:21 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 121 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016 COZ067-068-070-262000- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT CO- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT CO- 121 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RIO GRANDE COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM MDT... AT 121 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTH OF DEL NORTE...OR 27 MILES WEST OF ALAMOSA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL RIO GRANDE COUNTY. LAT...LON 3741 10647 3753 10650 3759 10631 3742 10622 TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 251DEG 11KT 3747 10638 28
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 155 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016 COZ074-075-087-088-262030- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT CO- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT CO- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT CO- 155 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL COSTILLA...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 154 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LA VETA...OR 37 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA VETA...SPANISH PEAKS...CUCHARA AND CUCHARA PASS. LAT...LON 3732 10510 3744 10517 3754 10494 3732 10481 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 228DEG 46KT 3746 10508 SR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 45 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.