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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 25, 2021Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 3:37 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 68 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2021, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 25, 3:58 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	Eads, CO	REPORT FROM MPING: DIME SIZE HAIL WITH EARLIER STORMS (0.75 IN.).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -359 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

592 
WUUS55 KPUB 252137
SVRPUB
COC061-252245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0267.210725T2137Z-210725T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
337 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 337 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Brandon to 7 miles northeast of Haswell, moving
  southwest at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eads, Haswell, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington,
  Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir, Queens Reservoir and Blue Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10330 3860 10313 3860 10234 3827 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 028DEG 9KT 3850 10242 3853 10307 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cohen

4 follow-up statements

380 
WWUS55 KPUB 252147
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
347 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

COC061-252245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210725T2245Z/
Kiowa CO-
347 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR KIOWA COUNTY...

At 347 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brandon to near Haswell, moving southwest at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size 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...
Eads, Haswell, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington,
Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir, Queens Reservoir and Blue Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10330 3860 10313 3860 10234 3827 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 028DEG 9KT 3848 10243 3851 10308 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

016 
WWUS55 KPUB 252154
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
354 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

COC061-252245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210725T2245Z/
Kiowa CO-
354 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR KIOWA COUNTY...

At 354 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brandon to near Haswell, moving southwest at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size 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...
Eads, Haswell, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington,
Brandon, Neegronda Reservoir, Queens Reservoir and Blue Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10330 3860 10313 3860 10234 3827 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 030DEG 9KT 3851 10246 3847 10308 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

343 
WWUS55 KPUB 252220
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
420 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

COC061-252245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210725T2245Z/
Kiowa CO-
420 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

At 420 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brandon to 10 miles southeast of Haswell, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Eads, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon,
Neegronda Reservoir and Queens Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10315 3845 10306 3853 10233 3827 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 346DEG 10KT 3846 10239 3838 10300 

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

Cohen

389 
WWUS55 KPUB 252244
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
444 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

COC061-252254-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210725T2245Z/
Kiowa CO-
444 PM MDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 445 PM MDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, small 
hail and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3827 10315 3845 10306 3853 10233 3827 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 030DEG 10KT 3837 10250 3833 10303 

$$

Cohen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 6:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	51 min
Jul 24, 8:49 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Custer, Saguache	92 min
Jul 25, 12:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	21 min
Jul 25, 12:31 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Costilla, Huerfano	3 hr
Jul 25, 1:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano	3 hr
Jul 25, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	46 min
Jul 25, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	62 min
Jul 25, 3:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	39 min
Jul 25, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	52 min
Jul 25, 4:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Chaffee	60 min
Jul 25, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	57 min
Jul 25, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	56 min
Jul 25, 4:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	39 min
Jul 25, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	37 min
Jul 25, 5:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	40 min
Jul 25, 5:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	53 min
Jul 25, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	51 min
Jul 25, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Jul 25, 5:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	55 min
Jul 25, 5:55 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Fremont, Saguache	3 hr
Jul 25, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Otero, Pueblo	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.