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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 16, 2021Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 9:20 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 40 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 16, 2021, 9:20 PM MDT (03:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2021, 10:00 PM MDT
In force: 40 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), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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: 12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WUUS55 KPUB 170320
SVRPUB
COC061-099-170400-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0255.210717T0320Z-210717T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
920 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 1000 PM MDT.

* At 920 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hartman, or
  16 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hartman and Bristol. 

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 3806 10216 3814 10240 3847 10227 3840 10204
      3822 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 202DEG 24KT 3819 10224 

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

Rodriguez

2 follow-up statements

616 
WWUS55 KPUB 170333
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
933 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

COC061-099-170400-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0255.000000T0000Z-210717T0400Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
933 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...

At 933 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Hartman, or 17 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving north at 20 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...
Hartman and Bristol. 

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 3806 10216 3814 10240 3847 10227 3840 10204
      3822 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 202DEG 18KT 3825 10221 

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

Rodriguez

189 
WWUS55 KPUB 170356
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
956 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

COC061-099-170405-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0255.000000T0000Z-210717T0400Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
956 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA 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, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3806 10216 3814 10240 3847 10227 3840 10204
      3822 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 198DEG 11KT 3822 10218 

$$

Rodriguez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	15 min
Jul 16, 6:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	14 min
Jul 16, 6:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	35 min
Jul 16, 6:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	30 min
Jul 16, 7:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	51 min
Jul 16, 8:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	45 min
Jul 16, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	40 min
Jul 16, 9:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	45 min
Jul 17, 1:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	15 min
Jul 17, 1:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Chaffee	32 min
Jul 17, 1:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	32 min
Jul 17, 2:06 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Chaffee	3 hr
Jul 17, 2:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	27 min
Jul 17, 2:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	26 min
Jul 17, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	16 min
Jul 17, 2:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	47 min
Jul 17, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	14 min
Jul 17, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	49 min
Jul 17, 3:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Jul 17, 3:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	26 min
Jul 17, 3:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Fremont, Teller	26 min
Jul 17, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	31 min
Jul 17, 4:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
Jul 17, 4:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	36 min
Jul 17, 4:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	47 min
Jul 17, 4:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	29 min
Jul 17, 4:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	42 min
Jul 17, 4:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	17 min
Jul 17, 4:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Jul 17, 4:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	42 min
Jul 17, 4:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Jul 17, 4:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	40 min
Jul 17, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	17 min
Jul 17, 4:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	46 min
Jul 17, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Jul 17, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		26 min
Jul 17, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	17 min
Jul 17, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	15 min
Jul 17, 5:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	50 min
Jul 17, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	18 min
Jul 17, 5:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	17 min
Jul 17, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	31 min
Jul 17, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	14 min
Jul 17, 5:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	23 min
Jul 17, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	18 min
Jul 17, 5:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	29 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	34 min
Jul 17, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	32 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.