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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2019, 4:07 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 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 8, 2019, 4:07 PM MDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2019, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 8, 3:36 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:36 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 336 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 336 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 Currently...Shortwave in the southwest flow aloft was tracking across the state, tapping into the available moisture for isolated convection across the forecast area. Temps have warmed into the 70s for the high valleys as of 3 pm, and into the 80s to lower 90s for the plains. Tonight and Tomorrow...Latest HRRR model runs have a fairly decent handle on current convection, and indicate that activity will persist along the I-25 corridor until around 6 pm, then quickly exit across the eastern plains between 8 and 9 pm. This is due to the upper shortwave exiting the region, then as the upper trough crosses the northern Rockies flow aloft becomes westerly. This westerly flow will dry out the forecast area overnight through tomorrow, making for mostly clear skies overnight and plenty of sun tomorrow. The Marginal area for severe weather is still in place across the far eastern plains, and with higher available precipitable water amounts across the east, storms developing over or moving into Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Counties will still need to be watched closely through the early evening. Clearing skies tonight will allow temps to drop into the upper 30s to mid 40s for the high valleys, and 50s to near 60F for the plains. Max temps tomorrow will heat up into the 80s for the high valleys, and upper 80s to mid 90s for the plains. Moore .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 336 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 Initially, basically dry meteorological conditions are expected from Tuesday evening into early Wednesday afternoon as supported by projected Interstate 25 precipitable water values dropping form over 1 inch today(Monday) to under 0.70 inches in combination with healthy upper ridging building over southern Colorado during this time-frame. In addition, cooler maximum temperatures are expected Wednesday afternoon in the wake of a dry northerly surface surge moving across eastern locations Tuesday night. Upper ridging is then expected to remain anchored over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico from later Wednesday into next Monday, allowing near to above seasonal early to mid July temperatures to prevail over the CWA during the period. In addition, increased projected precipitable water values from Wednesday afternoon into Friday and especially from this weekend into possibly next Monday in combination with the diurnal heating cycle and passing generally weak upper disturbances will allow for increasing precipitation chances, favoring this weekend into possibly next Monday(where an elevated potential for locally heavy rainfall and associated primarily recent burn scar flash flood risks may occur if recent trends continue). Finally, latest longer range forecast model soundings and computer simulations continue to signal that generally low-grade gradient winds should be noted over the majority of the CWA during the balance of the longer term. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 336 PM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 VFR conditions expected across much of the forecast area over the next 24 hrs, including the three main TAF sites of KCOS, KPUB and KALS. Showers and storms have developed across the forecast area this afternoon and may affect TAF sites through 00z this eve, with all activity forecast to exit the plains between 02z-03z. Conditions may become MVFR to at times IFR under heavier showers and storms. Clearing skies then tonight, with mostly clear conditions overnight and tomorrow morning. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 11:23 AM MDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1123 AM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 COZ058>089-093>099-091730- 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- 1123 AM MDT Mon Jul 8 2019 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 across the higher terrain this afternoon, with storms moving north and east across the adjacent plains through the evening. The main threats from storms will be lightning, gusty winds up to 45 mph, small hail and locally heavy rain. However, one or two storms across the far southeast Plains, mainly north of Highway 50 in Bent, Prowers and Kiowa Counties, could be strong to severe, producing gusty winds up to 60 mph and large hail up to the size of quarters. Although storms will be moving faster than the past few days, localized flash flooding will remain possible, especially if storms form or move across the Spring, Junkins or Hayden Pass burn scars. High and fast river flows from snow melt runoff will continue today, with portions of the Arkansas River and the Rio Grande running high. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday After a dry day on Tuesday, thunderstorm chances will begin to increase from Wednesday into the weekend, with the best chance for storms over the mountains and interior valleys through the period. On the plains, storm chances will be lower, and limited mainly to areas along the Interstate 25 corridor. The main storm threats each day will be lightning and gusty winds up to 50 mph, with stronger storms capable of producing small hail and locally heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible this afternoon and early evening across southeast Colorado. 27/77
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 2:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley, Pueblo | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 46 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.