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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2016, 4:33 PM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 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 18, 2016, 4:33 PM MDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2016, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Crowley County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 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 Jul 18, 2:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 2:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 11:15 AM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1115 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-191715- 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- 1115 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, PARTICULARLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION. THE PRIMARY STORM THREATS WILL INCLUDE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF A STORM IMPACTS A FLOOD PRONE LOCATION SUCH AS A BURN SCAR OR URBAN AREA, OR IF A STORM SITS OVER ANY SPOT FOR TOO LONG, FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR. THERE COULD ALSO BE ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS, WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE TO SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEK. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY. THE PLAINS WILL GENERALLY SEE ISOLATED STORM ACTIVITY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, THEN THE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION INCREASES ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. HOWEVER, A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING HAIL AN INCH OR MORE IN DIAMETER, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCAL FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. 28/28
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:58 PM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1258 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 COZ074-075-087-088-181930- 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- 1258 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MDT... AT 1257 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SPANISH PEAKS...OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPANISH PEAKS AND CUCHARA PASS. LAT...LON 3727 10482 3732 10503 3746 10501 3744 10473 TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 195DEG 6KT 3737 10491 28
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:11 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 111 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 COZ074-075-087-088-181945- 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- 111 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT... AT 110 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPANISH PEAKS...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPANISH PEAKS. LAT...LON 3725 10485 3737 10500 3748 10491 3741 10475 TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 228DEG 6KT 3735 10486 28
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 1:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 116 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 COZ079-080-181945- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT CO- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT CO- 116 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT... AT 116 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES NORTH OF GREENHORN MOUNTAIN...OR 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL CUSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3801 10503 3803 10521 3817 10521 3816 10502 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 182DEG 10KT 3810 10509 28
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 COZ079-086-182130- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT CO- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET CO- 249 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM MDT... AT 248 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO RESERVOIR...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BEULAH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF ON OR NEAR PUEBLO RESERVOIR...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM. && LAT...LON 3799 10478 3807 10499 3825 10489 3817 10462 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 205DEG 15KT 3810 10485 EP
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 85 min |
| Jul 17, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 6:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| Jul 17, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 81 min |
| Jul 17, 7:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 88 min |
| Jul 17, 7:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 12:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 1:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 1:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 45 min |
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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.