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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 7:02 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 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, 7:02 PM MDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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 292 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
000
WUUS55 KPUB 160102
SVRPUB
COC071-160130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0253.210716T0102Z-210716T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
702 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 702 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
Model, or 32 miles east of Trinidad, moving south 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Las Animas County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 10397 3735 10384 3715 10385 3724 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 016DEG 8KT 3733 10395
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KTS3 follow-up statements
449
WWUS55 KPUB 160114
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
714 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
COC071-160130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-210716T0130Z/
Las Animas CO-
714 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
At 714 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
Model, or 31 miles east of Trinidad, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Las Animas County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 10399 3733 10388 3715 10385 3724 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 016DEG 8KT 3730 10396
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KTS447
WWUS55 KPUB 160123
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
723 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
COC071-160130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-210716T0130Z/
Las Animas CO-
723 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
At 723 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
Model, or 30 miles east of Trinidad, moving south at 10 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 south
central Las Animas County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 10399 3729 10388 3715 10385 3721 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 016DEG 8KT 3728 10397
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KTS274
WWUS55 KPUB 160128
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
728 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
COC071-160138-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0253.000000T0000Z-210716T0130Z/
Las Animas CO-
728 PM MDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3732 10399 3729 10388 3715 10385 3721 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 016DEG 8KT 3727 10397
$$
KTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 6:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 6:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 7:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 7:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 7:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 17 min |
| Jul 15, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 7:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 12 min |
| Jul 15, 7:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 8:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 11:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 11:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 1:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 3:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 3:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 22 min |
| Jul 16, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 18 min |
| Jul 16, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 14 min |
| Jul 16, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 15 min |
| Jul 16, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 12 min |
| Jul 16, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 12 min |
| Jul 16, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 19 min |
| Jul 16, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 5:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 23 min | |
| Jul 16, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 20 min |
| Jul 16, 5:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 13 min |
| Jul 16, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 9 min |
| Jul 16, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 41 min |
| Jul 16, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 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.