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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 13, 2021Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2021, 6:57 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers 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 13, 2021, 6:57 PM MDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

193 
WUUS55 KPUB 140057
SVRPUB
COC061-099-140145-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0248.210714T0057Z-210714T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
657 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southeastern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 657 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chivington,
  or 20 miles north of Lamar, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Chivington and Brandon. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3825 10248 3836 10262 3853 10251 3837 10226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 220DEG 8KT 3836 10250 

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

MOORE
2 follow-up statements
381 
WWUS55 KPUB 140107
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
707 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

COC061-099-140145-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0248.000000T0000Z-210714T0145Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
707 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...

At 707 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Chivington, or 19 miles northeast of Lamar, moving northeast at 5
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...
Brandon and Chivington. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3825 10248 3836 10262 3850 10246 3849 10244
      3837 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 247DEG 6KT 3834 10248 

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

MOORE
176 
WWUS55 KPUB 140141
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
741 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

COC061-099-140150-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0248.000000T0000Z-210714T0145Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
741 PM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 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, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Pueblo.

LAT...LON 3825 10248 3836 10262 3850 10246 3849 10244
      3837 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 227DEG 3KT 3835 10246 

$$

MOORE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 6:02 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas3 hr
Jul 13, 6:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero47 min
Jul 13, 6:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Jul 13, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa43 min
Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas35 min
Jul 13, 7:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas40 min
Jul 13, 9:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa37 min
Jul 14, 3:14 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more18 hr
Jul 14, 3:55 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr

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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.