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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 19, 2020Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2020, 5:32 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 43 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
May 19, 2020, 5:32 PM MDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2020, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 2020-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2020-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-664 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

203 
WUUS55 KPUB 192332
SVRPUB
COC025-089-200015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0013.200519T2332Z-200520T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
532 PM MDT Tue May 19 2020

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  South central Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 531 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manzanola, or
  20 miles west of La Junta, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ordway, Manzanola and Crowley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3798 10387 3803 10401 3826 10388 3819 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 206DEG 26KT 3805 10391 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

mw
2 follow-up statements
208 
WWUS55 KPUB 192347
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
547 PM MDT Tue May 19 2020

COC025-089-200015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200520T0015Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
547 PM MDT Tue May 19 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTIES...

At 547 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Manzanola, or
20 miles northwest of La Junta, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ordway, Manzanola and Crowley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3800 10387 3805 10400 3826 10388 3819 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 204DEG 23KT 3814 10386 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

mw
427 
WWUS55 KPUB 192358
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
558 PM MDT Tue May 19 2020

COC025-089-200015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200520T0015Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
558 PM MDT Tue May 19 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTIES...

At 558 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located mear Manzanola, or 
20 miles northwest of La Junta, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ordway, Manzanola and Crowley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 10384 3809 10397 3826 10388 3820 10371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 204DEG 16KT 3815 10386 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

mw

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:49 AM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 11 more41 hr
May 19, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo32 min
May 19, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo30 min
May 19, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
May 19, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley37 min
May 19, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
May 19, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo39 min
May 19, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso28 min
May 19, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
May 19, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley36 min
May 19, 4:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley47 min
May 19, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso47 min
May 19, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley47 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.