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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 16, 2017Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2017, 7:34 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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, 7:34 PM MDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
26 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), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 299 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.

915 
WUUS55 KPUB 170134
SVRPUB
COC071-170200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0003.170417T0134Z-170417T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
734 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 800 PM MDT

* At 733 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  Trinchera, or 18 miles northeast of Raton, moving southeast at 10
  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...
  Areas southwest of Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3702 10429 3713 10406 3700 10393 3699 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 306DEG 8KT 3701 10415 

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

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3 follow-up statements
812 
WWUS55 KPUB 170138
SVSPUB

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

COC071-170200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170417T0200Z/
Las Animas CO-
738 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

At 737 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trinchera, or
20 miles northeast of Raton, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Areas near Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3702 10429 3713 10406 3700 10393 3699 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 264DEG 18KT 3702 10410 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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561 
WWUS55 KPUB 170147
SVSPUB

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

COC071-170200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170417T0200Z/
Las Animas CO-
747 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

At 746 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trinchera, or
21 miles northeast of Raton, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Trinchera area, especially locations southwest of Trinchera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3713 10406 3700 10393 3699 10425 3703 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 306DEG 8KT 3701 10408 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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145 
WWUS55 KPUB 170201
SVSPUB

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

COC071-170210-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170417T0200Z/
Las Animas CO-
801 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.  However 
hail up to the size of nickel, and heavy rain are still possible 
with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3713 10406 3700 10393 3699 10425 3703 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 306DEG 8KT 3699 10405 

$$

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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, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas30 min
Apr 16, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas35 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.