Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 9:22 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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, 9:22 PM MDT (03:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2021, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS55 KPUB 050322
SVRPUB
COC011-099-050400-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0231.210705T0322Z-210705T0400Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
922 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 1000 PM MDT.
* At 922 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southwest
of Lamar, moving southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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 Prowers and southeastern Bent 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 3803 10274 3795 10259 3765 10277 3778 10314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 031DEG 18KT 3791 10276
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam3 follow-up statements
365
WWUS55 KPUB 050333
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
933 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC011-099-050400-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210705T0400Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
933 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
At 933 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 18 miles northwest
of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 18 miles southwest of Lamar, moving
southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Prowers and southeastern Bent Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3797 10276 3792 10261 3765 10277 3778 10314
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 030DEG 19KT 3785 10280
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam637
WWUS55 KPUB 050343
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
943 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC011-099-050400-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210705T0400Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
943 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
At 943 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 20 miles south of Lamar, moving south 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 Prowers and southeastern Bent 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 3794 10274 3792 10261 3765 10277 3773 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 347DEG 26KT 3780 10274
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
kam026
WWUS55 KPUB 050355
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
955 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
COC011-099-050405-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210705T0400Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
955 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND
SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3794 10274 3792 10261 3765 10277 3773 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 031DEG 18KT 3776 10277
$$
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, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 35 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.