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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2017, 3:29 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 26, 2017, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2017, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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 193 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
- 1013 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 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 26, 1:24 PM MDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:24 PM MDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1128 AM MDT Fri May 26 2017 COZ058>089-093>099-271730- 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- 1128 AM MDT Fri May 26 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening over the central mountains, portions of Fremont county, Teller county, and portions of the southeast plains. There will be the risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly east of a line from Colorado Springs to just east of Pueblo to Kim. The main severe storm threats will be hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts around 60 mph, however an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Deadly cloud to ground lightning will be a risk with all storms. Showers and thunderstorms over the higher peaks of the central mountains and Pikes Peak, could result in some light snow accumulations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday An active weather pattern will continue across southern Colorado. Saturday looks like the most active day in the period with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected over most of south central and southeast Colorado. A few strong to severe storms will be possible on Saturday, particularly along the Raton Ridge. Locally heavy rainfall on burn scars will also be a concern on Saturday, particularly for the newer burn scars such as Junkins and Hayden Pass. Otherwise isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible each day, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. The primary storm threats will be lightning and wind gusts up to 45 mph with a few of the stronger storms producing some small hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible this afternoon and evening over the central mountains, Pikes Peak, Teller county, and over portions of the southeast plains. 31/31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:29 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
329 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2017
COZ081-262200-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
329 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TELLER AND NORTHWESTERN
EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT...
At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Florissant, or 25 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at
20 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Woodland Park, Green Mountain Falls, Divide, Crystola and Florissant.
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.
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LAT...LON 3895 10497 3885 10530 3888 10533 3900 10533
3913 10515 3913 10510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 233DEG 19KT 3894 10527
KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| May 26, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| May 26, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| May 26, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 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.