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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 20, 2021El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 5:19 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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 20, 2021, 5:19 PM MDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2021-06-20Temperature 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 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 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3416 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

845 
WUUS55 KPUB 202319
SVRPUB
COC041-202345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0172.210620T2319Z-210620T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
519 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 519 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Calhan, or 28
  miles east of Colorado Springs, moving southeast at 40 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...
  Yoder and Rush. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 10406 3892 10440 3902 10435 3903 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 292DEG 36KT 3895 10431 

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

KTS
3 follow-up statements
949 
WWUS55 KPUB 202327
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
527 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

COC041-202345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-210620T2345Z/
El Paso CO-
527 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 527 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Yoder, or 33
miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 40 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...
Rush.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 10406 3893 10433 3899 10431 3898 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 292DEG 36KT 3892 10421 

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

KTS
287 
WWUS55 KPUB 202335
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
535 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

COC041-202345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-210620T2345Z/
El Paso CO-
535 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...

At 535 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Yoder, or 35
miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 35 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...
Rush.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3879 10406 3888 10424 3897 10421 3896 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 291DEG 29KT 3891 10417 

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

KTS
483 
WWUS55 KPUB 202343
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
543 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

COC041-202353-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-210620T2345Z/
El Paso CO-
543 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3879 10406 3888 10424 3897 10421 3896 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 292DEG 36KT 3889 10410 

$$

KTS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Jun 19, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers74 min
Jun 19, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso46 min
Jun 19, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers52 min
Jun 19, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers45 min
Jun 19, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso10 min
Jun 19, 7:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Jun 19, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers74 min
Jun 19, 7:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca67 min
Jun 19, 7:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers70 min
Jun 19, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers47 min
Jun 20, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Jun 20, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 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.