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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 2, 2019Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2019, 3:58 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 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
Aug 2, 2019, 3:58 PM MDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2019, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 2019-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 34 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-192 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1144 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

751 
WWUS85 KPUB 022158
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
358 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019
 
COZ086-022245-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
358 PM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM MDT...

At 357 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pueblo West, or 14 miles northwest of Pueblo, moving southeast at 10
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pueblo West and Pueblo Reservoir. 

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3839 10492 3845 10485 3840 10457 3827 10475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 308DEG 8KT 3839 10483 

$$

Heavener

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa27 min
Aug 1, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers39 min
Aug 1, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa36 min
Aug 1, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa35 min
Aug 1, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa30 min
Aug 2, 2:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas26 min
Aug 2, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller47 min
Aug 2, 2:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller17 min
Aug 2, 2:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 2, 3:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso113 min
Aug 2, 4:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo41 min
Aug 2, 4:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo90 min
Aug 2, 4:31 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo80 min
Aug 2, 5:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Aug 2, 5:23 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano3 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.