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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 2, 2021Costilla County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2021, 5:06 PM MDT for Costilla County, Colorado. It was in force for 18 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
Jul 2, 2021, 5:06 PM MDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2021, 5:24 PM MDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Costilla County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 289 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1385 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

306 
WUUS55 KPUB 022306
SVRPUB
COC023-022345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0200.210702T2306Z-210702T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
506 PM MDT Fri Jul 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Costilla County in south central Colorado...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 506 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Garland,
  or 7 miles southwest of Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in
  Costilla county, moving south at 15 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...
  Southwestern Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in Costilla
  county.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3751 10536 3751 10528 3734 10518 3729 10539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 352DEG 11KT 3747 10532 

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

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2 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS55 KPUB 022319
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
519 PM MDT Fri Jul 2 2021

COC023-022345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210702T2345Z/
Costilla CO-
519 PM MDT Fri Jul 2 2021

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

At 518 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Garland,
or 8 miles southwest of Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in
Costilla county, moving south at 15 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 east
central Costilla County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3746 10535 3747 10526 3734 10518 3730 10536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 352DEG 11KT 3743 10531 

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

Heavener
834 
WWUS55 KPUB 022324
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
524 PM MDT Fri Jul 2 2021

COC023-022334-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210702T2345Z/
Costilla CO-
524 PM MDT Fri Jul 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COSTILLA COUNTY
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 heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3746 10535 3747 10526 3734 10518 3730 10536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 352DEG 11KT 3741 10531 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero42 min
Jul 1, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster37 min
Jul 1, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont37 min
Jul 1, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero44 min
Jul 1, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont39 min
Jul 1, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero34 min
Jul 1, 7:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBOtero2 hr
Jul 1, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont46 min
Jul 1, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas43 min
Jul 1, 8:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee, Fremont, Saguache2 hr
Jul 1, 9:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont, Pueblo2 hr
Jul 1, 9:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jul 1, 10:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBChaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Teller66 min
Jul 2, 12:58 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBChaffee3 hr
Jul 2, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano45 min
Jul 2, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster44 min
Jul 2, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont43 min
Jul 2, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla34 min
Jul 2, 4:33 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Jul 2, 4:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Jul 2, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla41 min
Jul 2, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano30 min
Jul 2, 5:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano97 min
Jul 2, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas23 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.