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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 20, 2021El Paso County, Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 9:15 PM MDT for El Paso County, Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 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, 9:15 PM MDT (03:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 9:45 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 137 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2323 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
408 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

538 
WUUS55 KPUB 210315
SVRPUB
COC041-043-119-210345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0173.210621T0315Z-210621T0345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Fremont County in central Colorado...
  Southeastern Teller County in central Colorado...
  Southwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 945 PM MDT.

* At 915 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Victor, or 15
  miles southwest of Colorado Springs, 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...
  Victor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3864 10518 3882 10508 3869 10475 3853 10487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 291DEG 17KT 3870 10505 

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

EP
2 follow-up statements
562 
WWUS55 KPUB 210323
SVSPUB

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

COC041-043-119-210345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210621T0345Z/
Fremont CO-Teller CO-El Paso CO-
923 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHEASTERN TELLER AND SOUTHWESTERN EL
PASO COUNTIES...

At 922 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Victor, or 14 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Fremont, southeastern Teller and southwestern El Paso
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3862 10511 3879 10501 3869 10475 3853 10487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 291DEG 17KT 3869 10501 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EP
695 
WWUS55 KPUB 210332
SVSPUB

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

COC041-043-119-210345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-210621T0345Z/
Fremont CO-Teller CO-El Paso CO-
932 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHEASTERN TELLER AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...

At 931 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Fort Carson, or 14 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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
eastern Fremont, southeastern Teller and southwestern El Paso
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 10506 3877 10496 3869 10475 3853 10487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 293DEG 18KT 3865 10494 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso49 min
Jun 20, 9:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller49 min
Jun 20, 9:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso48 min
Jun 20, 9:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo32 min
Jun 20, 9:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa44 min
Jun 20, 10:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo26 min
Jun 20, 10:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo44 min
Jun 20, 10:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley51 min
Jun 20, 10:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa47 min
Jun 20, 11:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley45 min
Jun 21, 12:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent47 min
Jun 21, 1:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers42 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.