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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 12, 2021Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT for Las Animas 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
Jun 12, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 304 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 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

829 
WUUS55 KPUB 122341
SVRPUB
COC071-130015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0150.210612T2341Z-210613T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
541 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 541 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aguilar, or
  14 miles north of Trinidad, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Aguilar and Hoehne. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3726 10465 3745 10468 3747 10429 3721 10429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 266DEG 15KT 3738 10458 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MG/KM
3 follow-up statements
261 
WWUS55 KPUB 122353
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
553 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

COC071-130015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210613T0015Z/
Las Animas CO-
553 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

At 553 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Aguilar, or 14 miles north of Trinidad, moving east at 15 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...
Hoehne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3727 10459 3745 10465 3747 10429 3724 10432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 266DEG 15KT 3738 10452 

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

MG/KM
632 
WWUS55 KPUB 130004
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
604 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

COC071-130015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210613T0015Z/
Las Animas CO-
604 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...

At 603 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of
Hoehne, or 15 miles north of Trinidad, moving east at 15 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...
Hoehne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3729 10455 3745 10459 3747 10429 3725 10434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 266DEG 15KT 3738 10446 

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

MG
377 
WWUS55 KPUB 130013
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
613 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

COC071-130023-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210613T0015Z/
Las Animas CO-
613 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3729 10455 3745 10459 3747 10429 3725 10434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 266DEG 15KT 3738 10441 

$$

MG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero47 min
Jun 12, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero37 min
Jun 12, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas48 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero38 min
Jun 12, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero47 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.