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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2018, 3:40 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 25, 2018, 3:40 PM MDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2018, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 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 Jul 25, 11:36 AM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 11:36 AM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1146 AM MDT Wed Jul 25 2018 COZ058>089-093>099-261800- 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- 1146 AM MDT Wed Jul 25 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the mountains this afternoon, with storms moving southeast across interior valleys, the I-25 Corridor and the eastern plains late this afternoon and into the evening. One or two strong to severe storms, producing heavy rain, wind gusts over 60 mph and hail up to half dollar size, will be possible over the I-25 Corridor and eastern plains today, generally north and east of a line from Colorado Springs to Lamar. Any thunderstorm that forms today will be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall, wind gusts to 45 mph, hail up to nickel size and lightning. If storms move over area burn scars, flash flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Daily isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across the mountains and plains through the extended period, with a possible decrease in coverage starting early next week. A couple of storms could be on the strong to severe side each day, with hail to around 1.5 inches in diameter and winds gusting to 60 mph. Most storms, however, will have the potential to produce up to small hail, winds to 45 mph, frequent cloud to ground lightning, and heavy rainfall. Burn scars and urban areas will continue to be at risk for flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible this afternoon and tonight across the eastern mountains and adjacent plains. 06/06
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 225 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2018 COZ067>070-252115- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft CO- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft CO- 225 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN RIO GRANDE COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM MDT... At 224 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Del Norte, or 30 miles west of Alamosa, moving west 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 southwestern Rio Grande County. LAT...LON 3764 10627 3748 10626 3748 10670 3764 10671 TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 076DEG 8KT 3754 10642 LW
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:40 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
340 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2018
COZ081-082-084-085-252215-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft CO-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
340 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TELLER AND NORTHWESTERN
EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM MDT...
At 336 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking developing thunderstorms
over Pikes Peak, or 11 miles west of Colorado Springs, moving east
at 35 mph.
Locally heavy rain showers, winds gusts to 40 mph, lightning, and
isolated pockets of small hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Colorado Springs, Fountain, Air Force Academy, Manitou Springs, Green
Mountain Falls, Pikes Peak, Black Forest, Crystola, Security, Falcon,
Security-Widefield, Stratmoor, Chipita Park, Fort Carson, Peterson
AFB, Cimarron Hills and Cascade.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Locally heavy rainfall is possible with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 3882 10521 3887 10525 3892 10521 3903 10468
3887 10455 3867 10467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 265DEG 30KT 3885 10503
lwThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 6:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 2:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 4:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 87 min |
| Jul 25, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 5:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 5:59 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 2 hr |
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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.