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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 15, 20214 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 4:11 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 79 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 15, 2021, 4:11 PM MDT (22:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 79 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -427 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1726 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

260 
WUUS55 KPUB 152211
SVRPUB
COC011-025-061-089-152330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0250.210715T2211Z-210715T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
411 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
  Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northwestern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 411 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Wild Horse Point, or 29 miles north of La Junta, moving south at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  La Junta, North La Junta, Rocky Ford, Las Animas, Ordway, Swink,
  Manzanola, Sugar City, Cheraw, Crowley, Blue Lake, Arlington and
  John Martin Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10315 3794 10399 3852 10378 3852 10351
      3853 10350 3852 10327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 005DEG 32KT 3841 10355 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

KTS

3 follow-up statements

284 
WWUS55 KPUB 152255
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
455 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

COC011-025-061-089-152330-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-210715T2330Z/
Otero CO-Kiowa CO-Crowley CO-Bent CO-
455 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OTERO...SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY
AND NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES...

At 455 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Arlington, or 22 miles north of La Junta, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
La Junta, North La Junta, Rocky Ford, Las Animas, Swink, Cheraw,
Arlington and Blue Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10315 3794 10378 3841 10357 3841 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 356DEG 15KT 3831 10348 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

KTS

714 
WWUS55 KPUB 152305
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
505 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

COC011-025-061-089-152330-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-210715T2330Z/
Otero CO-Kiowa CO-Crowley CO-Bent CO-
505 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OTERO...SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY
AND NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES...

At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Arlington, or 19 miles north of La Junta, moving south at 15 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...
La Junta, North La Junta, Rocky Ford, Las Animas, Swink and Cheraw. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 10315 3794 10378 3837 10354 3837 10335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 001DEG 15KT 3826 10348 

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

KTS

090 
WWUS55 KPUB 152323
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
523 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

COC011-025-061-089-152333-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0250.000000T0000Z-210715T2330Z/
Otero CO-Kiowa CO-Crowley CO-Bent CO-
523 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTERO...
SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY AND NORTHWESTERN BENT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3794 10315 3794 10378 3837 10354 3837 10335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 005DEG 32KT 3810 10350 

$$

KTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 7:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	35 min
Jul 14, 8:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	37 min
Jul 15, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	38 min
Jul 15, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	35 min
Jul 15, 5:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Otero	47 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.