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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 1, 2021Bent County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 1, 2021, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2021, 7:09 PM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Bent County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

552 
WUUS55 KPUB 020024
SVRPUB
COC011-020130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0140.210602T0024Z-210602T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
624 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 623 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of
  Blue Lake, or 28 miles northwest of Lamar, moving south at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Las Animas, Hasty, McClave, John Martin Reservoir, Fort Lyon and
  Caddoa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10280 3794 10329 3813 10328 3827 10319
      3827 10285
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 001DEG 24KT 3831 10306 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cohen
2 follow-up statements
419 
WWUS55 KPUB 020058
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
658 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

COC011-020130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210602T0130Z/
Bent CO-
658 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR NORTHERN BENT COUNTY...

At 658 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hasty, or 20
miles west of Lamar, moving south 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...
Las Animas, Hasty, McClave, John Martin Reservoir, Fort Lyon and
Caddoa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10280 3794 10329 3813 10328 3827 10319
      3827 10297 3818 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 349DEG 22KT 3811 10299 

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

Cohen
363 
WWUS55 KPUB 020109
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
709 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

COC011-020119-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210602T0130Z/
Bent CO-
709 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3794 10280 3794 10329 3813 10328 3827 10319
      3827 10297 3818 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 001DEG 24KT 3803 10299 

$$

KTS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa56 min
Jun 1, 6:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley56 min
Jun 1, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB34 min
Jun 1, 7:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent34 min
Jun 1, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB28 min
Jun 1, 7:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca34 min
Jun 1, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca27 min
Jun 1, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas15 min
Jun 1, 8:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca46 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.