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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 12, 2021Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 5:58 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 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, 5:58 PM MDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 12, 2:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

012 
WUUS55 KPUB 122358
SVRPUB
COC071-089-130045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0151.210612T2358Z-210613T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
558 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 558 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
  Delhi, or 32 miles southwest of La Junta, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Two inch 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  south central Otero and northeastern Las Animas Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 3743 10380 3764 10400 3775 10379 3759 10348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 241DEG 3KT 3758 10386 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MG/KM

3 follow-up statements

855 
WWUS55 KPUB 130012
SVSPUB

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

COC071-089-130045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210613T0045Z/
Otero CO-Las Animas CO-
612 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Delhi, or 31 miles southwest of La Junta, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Otero and northeastern Las Animas Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 10380 3761 10397 3771 10375 3759 10348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 241DEG 3KT 3759 10385 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MG/KM

341 
WWUS55 KPUB 130015 CCA
SVSPUB

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

COC071-089-130045-
/O.COR.KPUB.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210613T0045Z/
Otero CO-Las Animas CO-
615 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO AND NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

At 614 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Delhi, or 31 miles southwest of La Junta, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Otero and northeastern Las Animas Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 10380 3761 10397 3771 10375 3759 10348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 241DEG 3KT 3759 10385 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MG

956 
WWUS55 KPUB 130036 RRA
SVSPUB

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

COC071-089-130045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210613T0045Z/
Otero CO-Las Animas CO-
636 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN OTERO AND NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

At 636 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of
Delhi, or 30 miles southwest of La Junta, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Otero and north central Las Animas Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3758 10394 3767 10377 3753 10361 3743 10380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 241DEG 3KT 3760 10383 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	47 min
Jun 12, 5:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas, Otero	37 min
Jun 12, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	48 min
Jun 12, 5:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	34 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	38 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.