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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2016, 3:11 PM MDT for Fremont County, Colorado. It was in force for 49 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 27, 2016, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2016, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -288 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 27, 2:43 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:43 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 243 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 222 PM MDT Mon Jun 27 2016 Tonight an upper level high wl be centered nr the wrn CO border. A shortwave trof wl move southeastward thru the flow on the front side of the upper ridge over ern CO and wrn KS thru the night. Showers and tstms are expected to continue into the evening hours over the mtn areas, with some spreading out ovr the sern plains. With that disturbance moving into the area, it should also help kick off some thunderstorms ovr the far sern plains. The HRRR shows all pcpn in the forecast area ending by about 05z. On the other hand, the NAM has most or all pcpn ovr the mtns and high valleys ending by 06Z, but has pcpn ovr the far sern plains continuing into the late night hours. SPC has a small portion of the sern plains in a slight risk for severe weather, with much of the rest of the plains in a marginal risk. The RAP is showing around 2000 j/kg of CAPE over Kiowa county later this afternoon. Shear is marginal with 25-35 kts. So, we could see a couple or a few storms become severe ovr the far sern plains later today, with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. On Tue the upper high is forecast to still be centered along the wrn CO border. Not seeing any disturbances in the flow during the day Tue, and it looks like showers/tstms should mostly be tied to the higher terrain, with the sern plains being dry. High temps on Tue looks like they wl mostly be a little above average. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 222 PM MDT Mon Jun 27 2016 Tuesday night-Thursday An upper level ridge axis will remain over the Great Basin with a series of disturbances riding down the eastern periphery over the next few days, allowing for the development of afternoon thunderstorms over the higher terrain which will move across the plains during the late afternoon and early evening. A surge of mid- upper level moisture is expected late Wednesday afternoon from the SW as PWAT values climb near 0.75" across the south central CO. The primary forecast challenge Wednesday will be determining the position of a MCS moving through portions of Nebraska and Kansas Wednesday morning. The amount of moisture pushed across the plains Wednesday will be dependent on the movement, strength, and location of the MCS. The GFS/NAM keep the MCS closer to the far eastern CO/KS border while the EC/CMC keep the MCS further to the NE. For now will lean towards the GFS/NAM solution which would indicate an increase in moisture and the potential for a few strong to severe storms across the eastern plains Wednesday. The MCS outflow/front will stall out across the CO/NM border Wednesday afternoon. A lee side cyclone will intensify, with a low level jet developing just south and east of the Raton Mesa, where the jet riding over the stalled out boundary could act as a focus for a few strong to severe storms. Thursday will remain active as upper level disturbances continue to drop into the area from the NW. Flow aloft will increase just enough to allow for 0-6 km bulk shear values to increase into the 30-35 knot range, with moist upslope and lift from upper level waves providing the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop from the I-25 corridor eastward, with gusty winds, large hail, and heavy rain being the primary storm threats. ~Lukinbeal Rather flat westerly flow will continue across the area Fri and Sat, with numerous weak disturbances moving eastward across the region. Mid levels will remain moist through Sat, and with surface E-SE flow continuing to push low moisture into the state, expect rather widespread convection both Fri and Sat, with storms lingering well into the night, especially across the eastern plains. Max temps both days will run slightly below seasonal averages, especially Thu as clouds and precip will be fairly widespread. Warming/drying trend begins Sun and continues into next week as deep upper trough over the Pacific NW turns mid-level flow more swly, which will begin to push drier air from the swrn deserts into the region. Still enough moisture around for some isolated storms Sun, then only some weak mtn convection Mon as low levels dry out. Max temps will climb back to above average both Sun and Mon, with most of the eastern plains back into the mid/upper 90s by Mon afternoon. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 222 PM MDT Mon Jun 27 2016 VFR conditions are expected at the terminal forecast sites for the next 24 hrs. However, it is possible for thunderstorms to move into the vcnty of KPUB and KCOS thru the evening hours, and if they produce heavy rain that could briefly restrict the vsby. There is also a slight chance for some low stratus in the vcnty of KCOS and KPUB. && .PUB Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && SHORT TERM...28 LONG TERM...Lukinbeal/PETERSEN AVIATION...28
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:07 AM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1107 AM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-281715- 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- 1107 AM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ISOLATED STORMS SPREADING TO THE ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS TODAY WILL BE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES...AND MAYBE OVER PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL AROUND HALF DOLLAR SIZE AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOST NUMEROUS OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS THUNDERSTORMS ROLL OFF THE MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PLAINS EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WHERE HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER OR GREATER..AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BURN SCARS AND IN URBAN AREAS SHOULD THESE LOCATIONS TAKE A DIRECT HIT FROM ONE OF THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. 28/28
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:01 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 201 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 COZ078>080-272045- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT CO-WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT CO- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT CO- 201 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT... AT 201 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLORENCE...OR 35 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA. LAT...LON 3824 10523 3811 10511 3801 10525 3817 10542 TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 055DEG 5KT 3815 10526 28
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:11 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Cheyenne | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 5:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 5:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 52 min |
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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.