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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 13, 2021El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 7:19 PM MDT for El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2021, 7:19 PM MDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties El Paso County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 7:20 PM MDTHAIL 12 Nne Woodland Park, COHAIL ESTIMATED UP TO QUARTER SIZE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2021-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1095 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 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 2021-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
1095 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

111 
WUUS55 KPUB 140119
SVRPUB
COC041-119-140145-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0159.210614T0119Z-210614T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
719 PM MDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 719 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crystola, or
  14 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Northwestern Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Air Force Academy,
  Manitou Springs, Green Mountain Falls, Crystola, Chipita Park and
  Cascade.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3900 10511 3907 10505 3900 10478 3885 10494
      3891 10506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 307DEG 25KT 3899 10501 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

STEWARD/COHEN
2 follow-up statements
755 
WWUS55 KPUB 140131
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
731 PM MDT Sun Jun 13 2021

COC041-119-140145-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210614T0145Z/
Teller CO-El Paso CO-
731 PM MDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

At 729 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crystola, or 13
miles northwest of Colorado Springs, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters earlier reported half dollar size 
         hail in the Woodland Park area. This storm has weakened 
         slightly but still remains capable of producing quarter 
         size hail.
         

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Colorado Springs and Air Force Academy. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3903 10504 3906 10500 3900 10478 3887 10491
      3896 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 268DEG 18KT 3900 10496 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
 
STEWARD/COHEN
884 
WWUS55 KPUB 140138
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
738 PM MDT Sun Jun 13 2021

COC041-119-140148-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210614T0145Z/
Teller CO-El Paso CO-
738 PM MDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER AND
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 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
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3903 10504 3906 10500 3900 10478 3887 10491
      3896 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 307DEG 25KT 3897 10490 

$$

STEWARD/COHEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller25 min
Jun 13, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.