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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 14, 2016Pueblo County, Colorado

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

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 571 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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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 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, Jul 14, 3:18 PM MDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before
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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Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 14, 8:56 PM MDT, 1 hour before
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Local storm report, Jul 14, 9:03 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:56 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero51 min
Jul 14, 6:20 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas25 min
Jul 14, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 14, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Jul 14, 6:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero52 min
Jul 14, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert40 min
Jul 14, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca95 min
Jul 14, 7:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jul 14, 8:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas84 min
Jul 15, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Jul 15, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
Jul 15, 2:09 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more31 hr
Jul 15, 2:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa39 min
Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBKiowa34 min
Jul 15, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca36 min
Jul 15, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca24 min
Jul 15, 3:00 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers30 min
Jul 15, 3:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers27 min
Jul 15, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca32 min
Jul 15, 3:29 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers31 min
Jul 15, 4:47 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more115 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.