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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 2, 2017Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2017, 7:44 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2017, 7:44 PM MDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2017, 8:13 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 2, 8:19 PM MDTHAIL 0.883 Ese Eads, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2017-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

427 
WUUS55 KPUB 030144
SVRPUB
COC011-061-099-030230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0182.170803T0144Z-170803T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
744 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  South central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 830 PM MDT

* At 743 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eads, or 25
  miles north of Lamar, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Eads, Neeoshe Reservoir, Neegronda Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir
  and Queens Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3854 10285 3854 10265 3819 10227 3819 10293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 322DEG 27KT 3844 10271 

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

lw
2 follow-up statements
202 
WWUS55 KPUB 030205
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
805 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

COC011-030212-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170803T0230Z/
Bent CO-
805 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and 
is headed on a path across south central Kiowa County into Prowers 
County. Therefore, the warning has been dropped for Bent County.

LAT...LON 3846 10276 3850 10261 3819 10227 3819 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 321DEG 20KT 3837 10264 

$$

COC061-099-030230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170803T0230Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
805 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES...

At 802 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neeoshe
Reservoir, or 20 miles north of Lamar, moving southeast at 25 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...
Neeoshe Reservoir and Queens Reservoir. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3846 10276 3850 10261 3819 10227 3819 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 321DEG 20KT 3837 10264 

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

lw
562 
WWUS55 KPUB 030213
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
813 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

COC061-099-030222-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170803T0230Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
813 PM MDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3846 10276 3850 10261 3819 10227 3819 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 322DEG 27KT 3831 10258 

$$

lw

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa39 min
Aug 2, 8:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa71 min
Aug 2, 10:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso66 min
Aug 3, 1:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB45 min
Aug 3, 5:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Fremont3 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.