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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 20, 2021El Paso County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 10:04 PM MDT for El Paso County, Pueblo 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, 10:04 PM MDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 10:30 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 195 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

810 
WUUS55 KPUB 210404
SVRPUB
COC041-101-210430-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0175.210621T0404Z-210621T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1004 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central El Paso County in east central Colorado...
  North central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 1003 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pinon, or 18
  miles north of Pueblo, moving southeast at 30 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fountain, Pinon, Hanover and the northern portions of Pueblo West. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3847 10481 3864 10471 3858 10436 3834 10451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 294DEG 28KT 3853 10467 

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

EP
2 follow-up statements
485 
WWUS55 KPUB 210423
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1023 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

COC041-101-210430-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210621T0430Z/
El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
1023 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO AND NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES...

At 1023 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Pinon, or 15 miles northeast of Pueblo, moving southeast at 30 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...
Hanover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3841 10463 3860 10453 3858 10436 3835 10450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 294DEG 28KT 3846 10448 

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

EP
512 
WWUS55 KPUB 210430
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1030 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

COC041-101-210440-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-210621T0430Z/
El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
1030 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO AND NORTH
CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
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 allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3841 10463 3860 10453 3858 10436 3835 10450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 294DEG 28KT 3844 10443 

$$

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, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller30 min
Jun 20, 9:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo32 min
Jun 20, 9:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa44 min
Jun 20, 10:31 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.