Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 6:11 PM MDT for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 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 2, 2021, 6:11 PM MDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 6:34 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
191
WUUS55 KPUB 030011
SVRPUB
COC009-071-030045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0017.210503T0011Z-210503T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
611 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 611 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest
of Kenton, or 38 miles southwest of Springfield, moving northeast
at 20 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Baca and southeastern Las Animas Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3708 10331 3727 10295 3704 10277 3700 10294
3700 10325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 242DEG 19KT 3705 10316
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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278
WWUS55 KPUB 030024
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
624 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021
COC009-071-030045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
624 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
At 624 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest
of Kenton, or 34 miles southwest of Springfield, moving northeast at
20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Baca and eastern Las Animas Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3714 10320 3724 10295 3704 10277 3700 10294
3701 10315 3713 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 242DEG 19KT 3708 10308
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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WWUS55 KPUB 030034
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
634 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021
COC009-071-030044-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
634 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BACA AND EASTERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES 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 gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3714 10320 3724 10295 3704 10277 3700 10294
3701 10315 3713 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 242DEG 19KT 3711 10302
$$
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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.