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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 3, 2021Baca County, Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2021, 10:46 PM MDT for Baca County, Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 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, 10:46 PM MDT (04:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 11:15 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 247 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 2021-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 53 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 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
53 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

962 
WUUS55 KPUB 040446
SVRPUB
COC009-011-099-040515-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0209.210704T0446Z-210704T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1046 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  North central Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1115 PM MDT.

* At 1046 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles
  northwest of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 23 miles northwest of
  Springfield, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Two Buttes Reservoir.

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 3771 10300 3789 10273 3768 10229 3742 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 302DEG 20KT 3771 10279 

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

kam
2 follow-up statements
192 
WWUS55 KPUB 040456
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1056 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

COC009-011-099-040515-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-210704T0515Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Bent CO-
1056 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...NORTH CENTRAL BACA AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT
COUNTIES...

At 1056 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Two Buttes Reservoir, or 21 miles northwest of Springfield, moving
southeast at 20 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...
Two Buttes Reservoir.

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 3766 10296 3786 10267 3768 10229 3742 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 309DEG 17KT 3768 10279 

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

kam
869 
WWUS55 KPUB 040512
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1112 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

COC009-011-099-040522-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-210704T0515Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Bent CO-
1112 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...NORTH
CENTRAL BACA AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 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 3766 10296 3786 10267 3768 10229 3742 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 302DEG 20KT 3764 10271 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano45 min
Jul 3, 6:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent25 min
Jul 3, 6:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso94 min
Jul 3, 6:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB31 min
Jul 3, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB31 min
Jul 3, 7:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa37 min
Jul 3, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa45 min
Jul 3, 9:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa38 min
Jul 3, 9:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Prowers33 min
Jul 3, 11:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca47 min
Jul 3, 11:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca34 min
Jul 4, 12:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca41 min
Jul 4, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller24 min
Jul 4, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont40 min
Jul 4, 2:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Jul 4, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso33 min
Jul 4, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas43 min
Jul 4, 2:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 4, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 4, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso52 min
Jul 4, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster38 min
Jul 4, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont45 min
Jul 4, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 4, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano33 min
Jul 4, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster24 min
Jul 4, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert28 min
Jul 4, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano27 min
Jul 4, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley24 min
Jul 4, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano37 min
Jul 4, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee26 min
Jul 4, 4:57 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCuster, Pueblo2 hr
Jul 4, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley46 min
Jul 4, 5:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero36 min
Jul 4, 5:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB28 min
Jul 4, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano25 min
Jul 4, 5:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero22 min
Jul 4, 5:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa33 min
Jul 4, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas31 min
Jul 4, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca29 min
Jul 4, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller43 min
Jul 4, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca48 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.