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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 19, 2018Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2018, 2:43 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2018, 2:43 PM MDT (20:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2018, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Teller County, CO

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2018-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-220 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Jun 19, 12:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 12:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 11:44 AM MDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1144 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

COZ058>089-093>099-201745-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
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-
1144 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop this afternoon over the Palmer Divide and Raton Mesa areas.
These storms will then become more numerous and spread across the
remainder of the plains late this afternoon and into the evening.

The main threats from these thunderstorms will be hail up to one
inch in diameter, wind gusts of around 50 mph, lightning and brief
periods of moderate to heavy rain. A few of the storms have the
potential of becoming severe this afternoon, especially across El
Paso County and the plains east of the I-25 corridor. These
storms will be capable of producing hail up to two inches in
diameter, wind gusts of 60 mph, frequent cloud to ground
lightning, periods of heavy rain, and possibly a tornado.

Thunderstorm activity is expected to diminish after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible
each day for the southeast mountains and plains, while the western
mountains and valleys remain hot and mostly dry. The main threat
with thunderstorms will be locally gusty winds up to 40 mph,
lightning, and some small hail at times. Increasing winds on
Friday will bring the potential for critical fire weather
conditions to return to the southwest mountains, San Luis Valley
and portions of Chaffee and Fremont counties.

Thunderstorms chances may increase again for the southeast
mountains and plains next weekend into early next week depending
on the track of another storm system and its associated cold
front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be
possible this afternoon and evening across the eastern plains,
especially over the Palmer Divide and across the far eastern plains
along the Kansas state line.

LINE/LINE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:52 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
152 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

COZ099-192030-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-
152 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM MDT...

At 152 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Stonington, or 14 miles northwest of Elkhart, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Baca
County.

LAT...LON 3699 10210 3700 10217 3713 10225 3721 10219
      3728 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 246DEG 5KT 3712 10211

KTS
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:19 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
219 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

COZ099-192045-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-
219 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM MDT...

At 218 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles east of Campo, or 21 miles west of Elkhart, moving northeast at
35 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Stonington.

LAT...LON 3699 10217 3700 10248 3731 10217 3717 10204
      3705 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 220DEG 29KT 3706 10229

KTS
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:43 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
243 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

COZ081-192130-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
243 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TELLER AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

At 243 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Westcreek, or 30 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Teller
and northwestern El Paso Counties.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for central and
east central Colorado.

LAT...LON 3913 10495 3907 10495 3903 10531 3907 10533
      3913 10533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 243DEG 21KT 3913 10526

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:43 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
243 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

COZ094-099-192130-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO-
243 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL BACA AND EAST
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

At 243 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kim, or 39 miles southwest of Springfield, moving northeast at 20
mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Baca
and east central Las Animas Counties.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for southeastern
Colorado.

LAT...LON 3710 10331 3719 10338 3742 10309 3716 10286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 240DEG 18KT 3718 10328

KTS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca26 min
Jun 19, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca33 min
Jun 19, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas49 min
Jun 19, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
Jun 19, 3:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca9 min
Jun 19, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers39 min
Jun 19, 4:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Jun 19, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers30 min
Jun 19, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 19, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo42 min
Jun 19, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers33 min
Jun 19, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso45 min
Jun 19, 4:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent23 min
Jun 19, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa36 min
Jun 19, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero50 min
Jun 19, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jun 19, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo43 min
Jun 19, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso18 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.