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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2019, 3:06 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2019, 3:06 PM MDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2019, 3:33 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 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 Pueblo radar (KPUX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 353 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 13, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1114 AM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 COZ058>089-093>099-141715- 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- 1114 AM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening over the mountains and high valleys. Some isolated storms will also develop over the southeast plains later this afternoon but in the early evening, storms are expected to become more widespread over the far southeast plains. A couple severe storms will be possible, mainly east of a line from Monument to Rocky Ford to Kim. However, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties are under the greatest threat of severe storms, with large hail up to about 2 inches in diameter, wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, and locally heavy rain being the main severe threats. All storms will produce deadly lightning and could produce gusty outflow winds. Another round of thunderstorms may develop overnight, as moist outflow winds from thunderstorms spreads westward into the I-25 corridor and southeast mountains. A few strong storms will be possible past midnight with lightning, locally heavy rainfall and small hail possible. Across the mountains and valleys today, the main threat with storms will be lightning, gusty winds up to 45 mph, and brief moderate rainfall. Thunderstorms will diminish across the western mountains and valleys by mid to late evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the far eastern plains of Colorado Wednesday afternoon and evening, while the remainder of the area may see isolated storm activity. The main threat from any of the stronger storms across the eastern plains will be hail up to one inch in diameter, wind gusts up to 60 mph, frequent cloud to ground lightning and periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected Thursday through the weekend and into the next work week. The most likely areas to see this activity will be over the mountains, with weak flow keeping the activity tied to the terrain. Any thunderstorms that develop will produce lightning, brief periods of moderate rainfall, and a few of the strongest storms may generate wind gusts of up to 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely across the southeast plains this afternoon and evening. 28/28
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
258 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019
COZ099-132130-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-
258 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM MDT...
At 257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Pritchett, or 21 miles southwest of Springfield,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
mainly rural areas of southwestern Baca County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10284 3715 10304 3736 10287 3721 10245
3699 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 307DEG 21KT 3719 10290
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 31 min | |
| Aug 13, 1:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 2:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 2:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 4:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 51 min |
| Aug 13, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 49 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.