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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 14, 2021Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 4:47 PM MDT for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 58 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: May 14, 2021, 4:47 PM MDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 216 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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
May 14, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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: 51 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -519 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 364 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

502 
WUUS55 KPUB 142247
SVRPUB
COC009-071-142345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0023.210514T2247Z-210514T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
447 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
  Eastern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 447 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 15 miles north of Kenton to 12 miles south of Campo,
  moving northeast 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...
  Pritchett, Vilas and Campo. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3699 10218 3700 10291 3736 10312 3739 10237
      3706 10204 3704 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 237DEG 19KT 3710 10287 3693 10266 

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

KT

4 follow-up statements

151 
WWUS55 KPUB 142258
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
458 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

COC071-142307-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210514T2345Z/
Las Animas CO-
458 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning for Las Animas County has been 
cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3700 10287 3736 10302 3739 10237 3706 10204
      3704 10204 3699 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 237DEG 19KT 3713 10281 3696 10260 

$$

COC009-142345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210514T2345Z/
Baca CO-
458 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN BACA COUNTY...

At 457 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles south of Pritchett to 10 miles south of
Campo, moving northeast 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...
Pritchett, Vilas and Campo. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10287 3736 10302 3739 10237 3706 10204
      3704 10204 3699 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 237DEG 19KT 3713 10281 3696 10260 

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

KT

095 
WWUS55 KPUB 142309
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
509 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

COC009-142345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210514T2345Z/
Baca CO-
509 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 509 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles southeast of Pritchett to 7 miles southeast
of Campo, moving northeast at 40 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...
Vilas and Campo. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10276 3735 10285 3739 10237 3706 10204
      3704 10204 3699 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 237DEG 33KT 3718 10269 3702 10251 

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

KT

210 
WWUS55 KPUB 142325
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
525 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

COC009-142345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210514T2345Z/
Baca CO-
525 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 525 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Vilas to 12 miles east of Campo,
moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10262 3736 10272 3737 10235 3706 10204
      3704 10204 3699 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 238DEG 29KT 3728 10252 3709 10234 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KT

659 
WWUS55 KPUB 142342
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
542 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

COC009-142352-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210514T2345Z/
Baca CO-
542 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3700 10262 3736 10272 3737 10235 3706 10204
      3704 10204 3699 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 237DEG 19KT 3733 10243 3714 10225 

$$

KT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 2:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	39 min
May 14, 2:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
May 14, 3:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
May 14, 3:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	15 min
May 14, 3:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	32 min
May 14, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	31 min
May 14, 4:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	44 min
May 14, 4:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	43 min
May 14, 4:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	34 min
May 14, 4:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers	59 min
May 14, 5:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
May 14, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	43 min
May 14, 5:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	24 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.