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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 20, 2017Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2017, 5:45 PM MDT for Baca 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
Jun 20, 2017, 5:45 PM MDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2017, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1342 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 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
1342 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

499 
WUUS55 KPUB 202345
SVRPUB
COC009-210015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0096.170620T2345Z-170621T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
545 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM MDT

* At 545 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Campo, or 21
  miles south of Springfield, moving southeast at 15 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...
  Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3706 10273 3717 10256 3700 10226 3700 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 305DEG 11KT 3709 10259 

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

KT
4 follow-up statements
228 
WWUS55 KPUB 202354
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
554 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

COC009-210015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170621T0015Z/
Baca CO-
554 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...

At 553 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Campo, or 23
miles south of Springfield, moving southeast 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...
Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3706 10273 3717 10256 3700 10226 3700 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 301DEG 17KT 3707 10256 

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

KT
576 
WWUS55 KPUB 202359
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
559 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

COC009-210015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170621T0015Z/
Baca CO-
559 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...

At 559 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Campo, or 22
miles north of Boise City, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Campo and open country south of Campo along highway 287.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3706 10270 3715 10254 3700 10226 3700 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 324DEG 11KT 3705 10255 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KT
865 
WWUS55 KPUB 210007
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
607 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

COC009-210015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170621T0015Z/
Baca CO-
607 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...

At 607 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Campo, or 21
miles north of Boise City, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Baca County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 10264 3712 10249 3700 10228 3700 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 305DEG 11KT 3704 10252 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KT
103 
WWUS55 KPUB 210015
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
615 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

COC009-210025-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-170621T0015Z/
Baca CO-
615 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
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 allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3705 10264 3712 10249 3700 10228 3700 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 305DEG 11KT 3703 10250 

$$

KT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas40 min
Jun 20, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas49 min
Jun 20, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBConejos44 min
Jun 20, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca46 min
Jun 20, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca42 min
Jun 20, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca46 min
Jun 20, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca38 min
Jun 20, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca38 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.