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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2019, 11:49 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 41 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 13, 2019, 11:49 PM MDT (05:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2019, 12:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 Aug 13, 11:19 PM MDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 11:19 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 720 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 COZ058>089-093>099-150130- 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- 720 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Tonight The best chance for severe thunderstorms the rest of this evening will generally be along and north of highway 50. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible, producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls and wind gusts to 70 mph. This strong to severe thunderstorm activity may last into the late evening hours. Storms across the eastern plains will be capable of heavy rain which may cause flash flooding. .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 evening. Hodanish
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:38 PM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 838 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 COZ095>098-140300- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO- Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO- 838 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS...SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM MDT... At 838 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hasty, or 20 miles northwest of Lamar, moving east at 30 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lamar, Wiley, McClave, Hasty, John Martin Reservoir, Neegronda Reservoir, Fort Lyon and Caddoa. LAT...LON 3811 10321 3837 10291 3818 10252 3789 10290 TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 290DEG 24KT 3820 10296 KTS
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 858 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 COZ095>098-140345- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO- Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO- 858 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS... SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM MDT... At 858 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wiley, or 11 miles northwest of Lamar, moving east at 25 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lamar, Wiley, McClave, Hasty, Neenoshe Reservoir, Neegronda Reservoir, Queens Reservoir, John Martin Reservoir and Caddoa. LAT...LON 3809 10307 3845 10262 3837 10220 3788 10266 TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 284DEG 20KT 3822 10274 KTS
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 9:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 937 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 COZ098-140415- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO- 937 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM MDT... At 937 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bristol, or 13 miles east of Lamar, moving east at 20 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Holly, Granada, Hartman and Bristol. LAT...LON 3807 10249 3825 10232 3821 10204 3793 10205 TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 284DEG 17KT 3814 10238 KTS
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 10:14 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 19 min |
| Aug 13, 7:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 8:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 22 min |
| Aug 13, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 9:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 9:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 20 min |
| Aug 13, 10:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 16 min |
| Aug 13, 11:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 12:09 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 12:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 5:11 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Costilla | 81 min |
| Aug 14, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 32 min |
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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.