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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 2018Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2018, 7:16 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2018, 7:16 PM MDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2018, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 204 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 6, 7:18 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 60	11 Sse Stonington, CO
Jun 6, 7:45 PM MDT	HAIL 0.88	11 Sse Stonington, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1571 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

535 
WUUS55 KPUB 070116
SVRPUB
COC009-070200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0049.180607T0116Z-180607T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
716 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 716 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
  Stonington, or 17 miles northwest of Elkhart, moving northeast 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...
  Stonington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10205 3699 10225 3707 10243 3745 10214
      3741 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 216DEG 18KT 3714 10216 

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

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4 follow-up statements

505 
WWUS55 KPUB 070127
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
727 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

COC009-070200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180607T0200Z/
Baca CO-
727 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 727 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
Stonington, or 16 miles northwest of Elkhart, moving east at 10 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...
Stonington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10205 3699 10225 3707 10243 3745 10214
      3741 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 253DEG 7KT 3714 10214 

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

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644 
WWUS55 KPUB 070134
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
734 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

COC009-070200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180607T0200Z/
Baca CO-
734 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 734 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
Stonington, or 16 miles northwest of Elkhart, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
Stonington and rural areas of southeast Baca county.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10205 3699 10225 3707 10243 3745 10214
      3741 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 213DEG 12KT 3715 10213 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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820 
WWUS55 KPUB 070143
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
743 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

COC009-070200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180607T0200Z/
Baca CO-
743 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 742 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
Stonington, or 16 miles northwest of Elkhart, moving northeast at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
Stonington and rural areas of southeast Baca county.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10205 3699 10225 3707 10243 3745 10214
      3741 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 211DEG 8KT 3716 10213 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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365 
WWUS55 KPUB 070158
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
758 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

COC009-070208-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180607T0200Z/
Baca CO-
758 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3699 10205 3699 10225 3707 10243 3745 10214
      3741 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 216DEG 18KT 3722 10208 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Jun 6, 8:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	41 min
Jun 7, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	50 min
Jun 7, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	35 min
Jun 7, 5:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	27 min
Jun 7, 5:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.