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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 30, 2021El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2021, 3:41 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 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 30, 2021, 3:41 PM MDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 254 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 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

190 
WUUS55 KPUB 302141
SVRPUB
COC041-302215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0130.210530T2141Z-210530T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
341 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 340 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Schriever
  AFB, or 18 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 15
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Calhan, Ramah, Truckton, Yoder, Ellicott, Schriever AFB and Rush. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 10405 3867 10455 3883 10462 3895 10440
      3913 10430 3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 238DEG 14KT 3879 10448 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Hodanish
1 follow-up statement
398 
WWUS55 KPUB 302154
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
354 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

COC041-302215-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-210530T2215Z/
El Paso CO-
354 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

At 354 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ellicott, or 26
miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 50 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...
Calhan, Ramah, Truckton, Yoder, Ellicott, Schriever AFB and Rush. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3867 10449 3884 10455 3893 10430 3913 10430
      3913 10405 3869 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 259DEG 43KT 3879 10434 

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

Hodanish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:11 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas34 min
May 29, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
May 29, 6:38 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPUBBaca, Las Animas22 min
May 29, 6:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso26 min
May 29, 6:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso37 min
May 29, 6:54 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPUBBaca, Las Animas36 min
May 29, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso48 min
May 29, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas36 min
May 29, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
May 29, 7:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso79 min
May 29, 8:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
May 29, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Otero52 min
May 29, 8:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
May 29, 9:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
May 29, 9:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero32 min
May 29, 9:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca37 min
May 29, 9:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero35 min
May 29, 10:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent, Otero7 hr
May 29, 10:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero32 min
May 29, 11:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero32 min
May 30, 12:09 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent51 min
May 30, 12:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers42 min
May 30, 12:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers47 min
May 30, 1:08 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers37 min
May 30, 1:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers38 min
May 30, 3:31 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer and 6 more20 hr
May 30, 4:57 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningPUBBent, Otero3 hr
May 30, 5:05 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBBent14 hr
May 30, 12:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent50 min
May 30, 12:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano49 min
May 30, 12:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
May 30, 1:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas28 min
May 30, 1:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas29 min
May 30, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas52 min
May 30, 1:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont42 min
May 30, 1:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas33 min
May 30, 2:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas23 min
May 30, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas37 min
May 30, 2:23 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas21 min
May 30, 2:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas31 min
May 30, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas42 min
May 30, 2:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas32 min
May 30, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
May 30, 2:54 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca, Las Animas36 min
May 30, 3:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont50 min
May 30, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso24 min
May 30, 3:25 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPUBBaca, Las Animas35 min
May 30, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Pueblo32 min
May 30, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas37 min
May 30, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo35 min
May 30, 3:57 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca, Las Animas21 min
May 30, 4:12 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso21 min
May 30, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas39 min
May 30, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo37 min
May 30, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
May 30, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo25 min
May 30, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley25 min
May 30, 5:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley29 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.