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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 4, 2021Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 5:57 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 48 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 4, 2021, 5:57 PM MDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 4, 2:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 229 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 997 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 3.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

784 
WUUS55 KPUB 042357
SVRPUB
COC009-050045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0217.210704T2357Z-210705T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
557 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 556 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stonington,
  or 13 miles southwest of The Saunders Elevator, moving southwest at
  15 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...
  Walsh, Vilas and Stonington. 

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 3718 10204 3705 10227 3738 10253 3749 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 045DEG 13KT 3732 10219 

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

MOORE

2 follow-up statements

009 
WWUS55 KPUB 050012
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
612 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

COC009-050045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0217.000000T0000Z-210705T0045Z/
Baca CO-
612 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stonington, or
18 miles southwest of The Saunders Elevator, moving southwest 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...
Walsh, Vilas and Stonington. 

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 3718 10204 3705 10227 3738 10253 3749 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 045DEG 16KT 3726 10226 

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

MOORE

625 
WWUS55 KPUB 050019
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
619 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

COC009-050045-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0217.000000T0000Z-210705T0045Z/
Baca CO-
619 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 618 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stonington, or
20 miles southwest of The Saunders Elevator, moving southwest at 15
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...
Walsh and Stonington. 

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 3718 10204 3705 10227 3735 10250 3743 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 045DEG 13KT 3724 10228 

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

MOORE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	45 min
Jul 3, 6:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	25 min
Jul 3, 6:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	94 min
Jul 3, 6:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		31 min
Jul 3, 7:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		31 min
Jul 3, 7:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	37 min
Jul 3, 8:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	45 min
Jul 3, 9:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	38 min
Jul 3, 9:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Prowers	33 min
Jul 3, 10:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	29 min
Jul 3, 11:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	47 min
Jul 3, 11:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	34 min
Jul 4, 12:34 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	41 min
Jul 4, 1:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	24 min
Jul 4, 1:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	40 min
Jul 4, 2:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Jul 4, 2:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	33 min
Jul 4, 2:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	43 min
Jul 4, 2:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	34 min
Jul 4, 2:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	42 min
Jul 4, 2:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	52 min
Jul 4, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	38 min
Jul 4, 3:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	45 min
Jul 4, 3:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	42 min
Jul 4, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	33 min
Jul 4, 4:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	24 min
Jul 4, 4:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	28 min
Jul 4, 4:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	27 min
Jul 4, 4:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	24 min
Jul 4, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	37 min
Jul 4, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Chaffee	26 min
Jul 4, 4:57 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Custer, Pueblo	2 hr
Jul 4, 4:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley	46 min
Jul 4, 5:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	36 min
Jul 4, 5:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		28 min
Jul 4, 5:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	25 min
Jul 4, 5:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	22 min
Jul 4, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Kiowa	33 min
Jul 4, 5:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	31 min
Jul 4, 5:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	29 min
Jul 4, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	43 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.