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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 9:56 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 94 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
- Jul 14, 2016, 9:56 PM MDT (03:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 11:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 94 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 14, 9:29 PM MDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:29 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 318 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-152130- 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- 318 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STORMS SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING...GUSTY OUT FLOW WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. AREA BURN SCARS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. MORE ISOLATED AND HIGHER BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. HAIL TO ONE INCH, WINDS TO 60 MPH, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. STORMS WILL BECOME ISOLATED AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WINDS INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...LEADING TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS. A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WILL OCCUR FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKS INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. 23/23
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
732 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM HAIL SEGUNDO 37.12N 104.76W
07/14/2016 E0.88 INCH LAS ANIMAS CO PUBLIC
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ALLocal storm report, Jul 14, 7:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 6:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 7:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 7:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 95 min |
| Jul 14, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 8:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 84 min |
| Jul 15, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 3:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:47 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 115 min |
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