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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 29, 2018Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2018, 3:36 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2018, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2018, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2018-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 464 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2018-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 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
464 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-429 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2173 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 29, 11:28 AM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 11:28 AM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 11:40 AM MDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1140 AM MDT Fri Jun 29 2018

COZ058>089-093>099-301745-
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-
1140 AM MDT Fri Jun 29 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

High fire danger will continue this afternoon and evening over
and near the higher terrain where fuels are dry, winds are gusty,
and humidities are low. Outdoor burning or any other activities
that could accidentally start a wildfire should be postponed.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected over the far southeast plains
late this afternoon and evening. There will be the potential for
1 or 2 storms to become severe, producing wind gusts to around 60
mph and hail to around 1 inch in diameter. Additional storm
threats with all storms today will include lightning and wind
gusts to around 50 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible over the eastern
mountains and southeast plains Saturday afternoon and evening. The
main threats from these storms will be lightning, winds gusts to
around 50 mph and hail up to nickel size.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over the mountains from
Sunday into Tuesday, then across much of the area from Wednesday
into Friday. Gusty winds and lightning will be the main threats
from these storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
possible this afternoon and evening across the far southeast
Colorado plains.

50/50

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:40 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:36 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
336 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2018

COZ094-097>099-292215-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-
Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO-
336 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...
NORTHWESTERN BACA...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM MDT...

At 336 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Pritchett, or 15 miles northwest of Springfield,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pritchett.

LAT...LON 3730 10293 3747 10317 3777 10283 3757 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 234DEG 15KT 3750 10288

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB43 min
Jun 28, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers44 min
Jun 29, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers50 min
Jun 29, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers45 min
Jun 29, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca30 min
Jun 29, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers43 min
Jun 29, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers26 min
Jun 29, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca52 min
Jun 29, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers29 min
Jun 29, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa26 min
Jun 29, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca50 min
Jun 29, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers38 min
Jun 29, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca33 min
Jun 29, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers47 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.