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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 28, 2018El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 4:23 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 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 28, 2018, 4:23 PM MDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 2:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 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 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
69 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
854 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

954 
WUUS55 KPUB 282223
SVRPUB
COC041-282300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0039.180528T2223Z-180528T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
423 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM MDT

* At 422 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fountain, or
  15 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch 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...
  Eastern Colorado Springs, Fountain, Peterson AFB, 
  Security and Widefield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3854 10459 3860 10473 3893 10473 3885 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 196DEG 15KT 3864 10466 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
130 
WWUS55 KPUB 282235
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
435 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2018

COC041-282300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/
El Paso CO-
435 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 434 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fountain, or 14
miles southeast of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 15 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...
Portions of Fountain, far eastern portions of Security and Widefield 
and Schriever AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3855 10459 3857 10466 3860 10473 3893 10473
      3885 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 204DEG 13KT 3868 10464 

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

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904 
WWUS55 KPUB 282245
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
445 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2018

COC041-282300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180528T2300Z/
El Paso CO-
445 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 445 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Schriever AFB,
or 14 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 20
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...
Schriever AFB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3864 10455 3867 10462 3871 10469 3892 10469
      3885 10445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 219DEG 19KT 3873 10459 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 2:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
May 28, 3:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso45 min
May 28, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
May 28, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso41 min
May 28, 4:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca27 min
May 28, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo35 min
May 28, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso34 min
May 28, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso34 min
May 28, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
May 28, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller30 min
May 28, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas22 min

Nearby

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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.