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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 3, 2021Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2021, 5:44 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 3, 2021, 5:44 PM MDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 302 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 2021-07-03Temperature 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 km15 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 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
2605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

813 
WUUS55 KPUB 032344
SVRPUB
COC055-071-040015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0206.210703T2344Z-210704T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
544 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 544 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aguilar, or
  17 miles north of Trinidad, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Trinidad, Aguilar, Gulnare and Boncarbo. 

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 3749 10470 3748 10447 3718 10440 3723 10479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 003DEG 14KT 3741 10459 

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

kam
2 follow-up statements
864 
WWUS55 KPUB 032356
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
556 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

COC055-071-040015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-210704T0015Z/
Huerfano CO-Las Animas CO-
556 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

At 556 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Aguilar, or 16
miles northwest of Trinidad, moving southwest 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...
Trinidad, Aguilar, Gulnare and Boncarbo. 

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 3749 10470 3746 10447 3718 10440 3723 10479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 024DEG 27KT 3739 10463 

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

kam
201 
WWUS55 KPUB 040010
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
610 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

COC055-071-040020-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-210704T0015Z/
Huerfano CO-Las Animas CO-
610 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND
SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3749 10470 3746 10447 3718 10440 3723 10479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 003DEG 14KT 3734 10463 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas43 min
Jul 2, 9:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBChaffee116 min
Jul 3, 2:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller50 min
Jul 3, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont, Teller46 min
Jul 3, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
Jul 3, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont50 min
Jul 3, 4:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont47 min
Jul 3, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Jul 3, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas34 min
Jul 3, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano35 min
Jul 3, 5:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso36 min
Jul 3, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller46 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.