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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2017, 3:28 PM MDT for Kiowa 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
- May 15, 2017, 3:28 PM MDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2017, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2418 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 15, 10:41 AM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:41 AM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 11:05 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1105 AM MDT Mon May 15 2017 COZ058>089-093>099-161715- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft- Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County above 9000Ft- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft- Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500Ft- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft- Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft- Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft-Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1105 AM MDT Mon May 15 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will be possible along a dry line across the far southeast Colorado plains this afternoon. The storms are most likely to fire across Baca, extreme eastern Las Animas, Prowers, Bent and Kiowa Counties. These should develop around 2 PM and then spread northeastward. The primary storm risks will be 1 inch diameter hail, 60 mph winds, locally heavy rain and lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Daily rounds of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms as well as higher terrain snow at times are anticipated from Tuesday into Sunday, favoring higher terrain locations. At this time, the primary storm threats include locally heavy rainfall, lightning, wind gusts around 50 mph at times and hail generally under one inch in diameter. In addition, the highest potential for accumulating snow over higher terrain locations should be noted from later Wednesday into Friday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible this afternoon across the far southeast Colorado plains. 31/31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 15, 3:28 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 328 PM MDT MON MAY 15 2017 COZ095-096-152200- Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO- 328 PM MDT MON MAY 15 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MDT... At 327 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chivington, or 21 miles north of Lamar, moving northeast at 40 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Eads, Sheridan Lake, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir and Queens Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3828 10242 3829 10282 3861 10290 3861 10216 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 213DEG 35KT 3837 10252 KT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 16 min |
| May 15, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 11 min |
| May 15, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 46 min |
| May 15, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 39 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.