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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 29, 2019El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Mar 29, 2019, 4:02 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 29, 2019, 4:02 PM MDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 29, 2019, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2019-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2019-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Mar 29, 3:28 PM MDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:28 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 5:59 AM MDT, 10 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
559 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

COZ058>089-093>099-301200-
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-
559 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Patchy dense fog and drizzle with visibility around 1/4 mile or less
will persist through early morning across the lower eastern slopes
of the southeast mountains and interstate 25 corridor. Clouds will
break up by afternoon as dry gusty west winds spread across the
mountains and into the adjacent lower elevations. Wind gusts will
range from 40 to 50 mph across the mountains, San Luis valley and
southern I-25 corridor this afternoon. This will lead to critical
fire weather conditions for the lower elevations of the southern
Sangre De Cristo mountains, Wet mountains, and portions of Fremont,
Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas counties where vegetation is dry
enough to support rapid fire growth and spread. Care should be taken
to avoid wildfire starts in these areas.

Isolated strong to near severe thunderstorms will be possible across
the southeast plains this afternoon and evening. Hail up to the size
of dimes, wind gusts up to 50 mph, brief heavy rainfall and
lightning will be the primary storm risks. The most likely areas for
this to occur will be across northern and eastern El Paso county,
and Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties.

The cold front will surge back into southeast Colorado tonight with
light snow possible across the southeast mountains and adjacent
plains.  Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches will be possible in and near
the mountains, with a localized dusting to up to 1/2 inch possible
on grassy surfaces possible below 6000 feet.

The mountains along the Continental Divide will also see some snow
above 9000 feet through tonight with accumulations of up to 4 inches
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Accumulating snow, heavy at times is expected over the mountains
and higher terrain locations this weekend with localized snow
totals in excess of six inches possible, especially over the
Sangre de Cristo and eastern San Juan mountains.

Then, next upper disturbance will be capable of producing
additional light to moderate snow over the mountains from later
Tuesday into next Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be
possible this afternoon through tonight across the mountains and
southeast plains.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 29, 3:12 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
312 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

COZ084-292145-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
312 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MDT...

At 311 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ramah, or 32 miles west of Limon, moving east at 30 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm. A brief landspout tornado could occur with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ramah.

LAT...LON 3899 10406 3911 10438 3913 10437 3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 280DEG 24KT 3913 10426

Hodanish
Special weather statement, Mar 29, 3:39 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
339 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

COZ084-085-292230-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
339 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM MDT...

At 339 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Peyton, or 27 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving east at 25
mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Calhan, Ramah and Peyton.

LAT...LON 3911 10405 3886 10406 3902 10449 3913 10443
      3913 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 282DEG 20KT 3905 10440

Hodanish
Special weather statement, Mar 29, 4:02 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
402 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

COZ084-292230-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
402 PM MDT FRI MAR 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM MDT...

At 401 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Falcon, or 17 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving east at 15
mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Calhan and Peyton.

LAT...LON 3892 10424 3895 10466 3905 10466 3913 10446
      3913 10429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 258DEG 12KT 3901 10459

Hodanish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert33 min
Mar 29, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso51 min
Mar 29, 4:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso24 min
Mar 29, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Mar 29, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Mar 29, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca44 min
Mar 29, 5:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Mar 29, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 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.