Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 230, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 9:10 PM MDT for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 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, 9:10 PM MDT (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2021, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 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), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 263 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2304 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1243 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS55 KPUB 050310
SVRPUB
COC009-071-050345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0230.210705T0310Z-210705T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
910 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
East central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 945 PM MDT.
* At 910 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Pritchett, or 22 miles west of Springfield, 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Baca and east central Las Animas Counties.
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 10302 3736 10286 3708 10307 3727 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 041DEG 28KT 3737 10302
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam3 follow-up statements
245
WWUS55 KPUB 050326
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
926 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC009-071-050345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0230.000000T0000Z-210705T0345Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
926 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BACA AND EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
At 926 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of
Kim, or 28 miles west of Springfield, moving southwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Baca and east central Las Animas Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3742 10302 3733 10288 3708 10307 3727 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 035DEG 28KT 3726 10310
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam330
WWUS55 KPUB 050332
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
932 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC009-071-050345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0230.000000T0000Z-210705T0345Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
932 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BACA AND EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
At 932 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of
Kim, or 28 miles southwest of Springfield, 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.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Baca and east central Las Animas Counties.
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 3731 10308 3723 10295 3708 10307 3727 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 034DEG 25KT 3722 10308
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam034
WWUS55 KPUB 050340
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
940 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC009-071-050350-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0230.000000T0000Z-210705T0345Z/
Baca CO-Las Animas CO-
940 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BACA AND EAST
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.
LAT...LON 3731 10308 3723 10295 3708 10307 3727 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 041DEG 28KT 3718 10312
$$
kamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 6:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 7:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 17 min |
| Jul 4, 7:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 8:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 8:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 8:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Prowers | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 8:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 85 min |
| Jul 4, 9:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 9:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 9:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 31 min | |
| Jul 4, 9:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 2:39 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 1:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Chaffee | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 3:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Rio Grande | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 3:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Alamosa | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Saguache | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 4:47 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 31 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.