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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 30, 2017Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2017, 6:29 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 21 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 30, 2017, 6:29 PM MDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2017, 6:50 PM MDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 269 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
4353 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

687 
WUUS55 KPUB 010029
SVRPUB
COC071-010115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0147.170701T0029Z-170701T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
629 PM MDT FRI JUN 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 715 PM MDT

* At 629 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stonewall, or
  25 miles west of Trinidad, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Segundo and Weston. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 10511 3720 10498 3718 10469 3699 10478
      3699 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 278DEG 17KT 3710 10496 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

kam
2 follow-up statements
045 
WWUS55 KPUB 010044
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
644 PM MDT FRI JUN 30 2017

COC071-010115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-170701T0115Z/
Las Animas CO-
644 PM MDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

At 644 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Segundo, or 20
miles west of Trinidad, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Segundo and Weston. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10503 3720 10493 3718 10469 3699 10478
      3699 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 278DEG 17KT 3709 10487 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

kam
905 
WWUS55 KPUB 010050
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
650 PM MDT FRI JUN 30 2017

COC071-010100-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-170701T0115Z/
Las Animas CO-
650 PM MDT FRI JUN 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3700 10503 3720 10493 3718 10469 3699 10478
      3699 10503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 278DEG 17KT 3709 10483 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 6:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas39 min
Jul 1, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla34 min
Jul 1, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB28 min
Jul 1, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB16 min
Jul 1, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB51 min
Jul 1, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo28 min
Jul 1, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas28 min
Jul 1, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB42 min

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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.