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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 10, 2017El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2017, 2:58 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 10, 2017, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2017, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 12:00Z on 2017-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 12:00Z on 2017-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-251 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

084 
WUUS55 KPUB 102058
SVRPUB
COC041-102130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0201.170810T2058Z-170810T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
258 PM MDT THU AUG 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 330 PM MDT

* At 258 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Peyton, or 20
  miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Calhan, Ramah and Peyton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3894 10405 3888 10406 3896 10466 3913 10464
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 274DEG 29KT 3905 10456 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PGW
2 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS55 KPUB 102107
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
307 PM MDT THU AUG 10 2017

COC041-102130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-170810T2130Z/
El Paso CO-
307 PM MDT THU AUG 10 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

At 307 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Peyton, or 22
miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving east 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...
Calhan and Peyton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3894 10405 3888 10406 3895 10460 3913 10457
      3908 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 286DEG 26KT 3902 10448 

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

PGW
440 
WWUS55 KPUB 102126
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
326 PM MDT THU AUG 10 2017

COC041-102136-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-170810T2130Z/
El Paso CO-
326 PM MDT THU AUG 10 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3894 10405 3888 10406 3895 10460 3913 10457
      3908 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 293DEG 23KT 3897 10435 

$$

PGW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 6:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso24 min
Aug 9, 6:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas31 min
Aug 9, 6:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso33 min
Aug 9, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas13 min
Aug 9, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas19 min
Aug 9, 7:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas22 min
Aug 9, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas44 min
Aug 9, 7:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont22 min
Aug 9, 7:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo24 min
Aug 9, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont27 min
Aug 9, 7:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont, Pueblo31 min
Aug 9, 8:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo39 min
Aug 9, 9:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero30 min
Aug 9, 9:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB34 min
Aug 9, 9:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Aug 10, 3:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas23 min
Aug 10, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas44 min
Aug 10, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Aug 10, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo30 min
Aug 10, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso36 min
Aug 10, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller30 min
Aug 10, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo35 min
Aug 10, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano34 min
Aug 10, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa31 min
Aug 10, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas42 min
Aug 10, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa38 min
Aug 10, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas47 min
Aug 10, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo46 min
Aug 10, 5:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers32 min
Aug 10, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers52 min
Aug 10, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa48 min
Aug 10, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers46 min
Aug 10, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero46 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.