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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 16, 2017Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2017, 6:45 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 16, 2017, 6:45 PM MDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2017, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 298 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 908 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
908 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2134 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

328 
WUUS55 KPUB 170045
SVRPUB
COC071-170115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0002.170417T0045Z-170417T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
645 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM MDT

* At 644 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was centered 7 miles west of 
  Trinchera, or 18 miles northeast of Raton, moving east at 15 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...
  Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3710 10424 3720 10391 3700 10389 3700 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 253DEG 13KT 3703 10417 

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

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3 follow-up statements
077 
WWUS55 KPUB 170052
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
652 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

COC071-170115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T0115Z/
Las Animas CO-
652 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

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

At 652 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Trinchera, or 17 miles northeast of Raton, and is nearly stationary.

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...
Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3710 10424 3720 10391 3700 10389 3700 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 207DEG 4KT 3704 10418 

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

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342 
WWUS55 KPUB 170103
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
703 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

COC071-170115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T0115Z/
Las Animas CO-
703 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

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

At 702 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was centered near Trinchera, or 
20 miles northeast of Raton, moving east at 15 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...
Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3710 10424 3720 10391 3700 10389 3700 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 253DEG 13KT 3705 10413 

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

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866 
WWUS55 KPUB 170113
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
713 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

COC071-170122-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170417T0115Z/
Las Animas CO-
713 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However hail up to 
the size of dimes, and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3710 10424 3720 10391 3700 10389 3700 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 253DEG 13KT 3706 10409 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 6:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas25 min
Apr 16, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas34 min
Apr 16, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas24 min
Apr 16, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas15 min
Apr 16, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas35 min
Apr 16, 7:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas26 min
Apr 16, 8:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas33 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.