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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 16, 2021Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 6:20 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 70 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: May 16, 2021, 6:20 PM MDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force: 70 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 2:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

592 
WUUS55 KPUB 170020
SVRPUB
COC025-089-170130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0055.210517T0020Z-210517T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
620 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southern Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 620 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
  Fowler, or 29 miles east of Pueblo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Rocky Ford, Fowler, Ordway, Manzanola, Olney Springs, Sugar City
  and Crowley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3798 10399 3807 10406 3826 10406 3834 10405
      3835 10366 3812 10358 3794 10376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 294DEG 16KT 3826 10408 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cohen

1 follow-up statement

271 
WWUS55 KPUB 170050
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
650 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

COC025-089-170130-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
650 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTH CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTIES...

At 650 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rocky Ford, or
13 miles west of La Junta, moving southeast at 25 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...
Rocky Ford, Manzanola, Olney Springs and Crowley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3798 10399 3807 10406 3817 10397 3822 10380
      3812 10358 3794 10376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 298DEG 23KT 3803 10379 

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

Cohen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 6:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	4 hr
May 16, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	35 min
May 16, 6:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	43 min
May 16, 6:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	62 min
May 16, 6:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	45 min
May 16, 6:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	14 min
May 16, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	43 min
May 16, 6:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	11 min
May 16, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Otero	45 min
May 16, 7:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	28 min
May 16, 7:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	36 min
May 16, 7:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	48 min
May 16, 7:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	29 min
May 16, 7:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	27 min
May 16, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
May 16, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	13 min
May 16, 7:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Prowers	48 min
May 17, 4:19 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more	18 hr
May 17, 11:50 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	25 min
May 17, 12:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	30 min
May 17, 12:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	34 min
May 17, 12:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	30 min
May 17, 12:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	28 min
May 17, 12:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	32 min
May 17, 1:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	26 min
May 17, 1:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	45 min
May 17, 1:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	28 min
May 17, 1:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	34 min
May 17, 1:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	32 min
May 17, 1:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	30 min
May 17, 1:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	51 min
May 17, 1:46 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	3 hr
May 17, 1:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	28 min
May 17, 1:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	32 min
May 17, 2:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	41 min
May 17, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	37 min
May 17, 2:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	30 min
May 17, 2:16 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Custer, Pueblo	3 hr
May 17, 2:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	36 min
May 17, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	46 min
May 17, 2:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	47 min
May 17, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	43 min
May 17, 2:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	61 min
May 17, 3:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	47 min
May 17, 3:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	44 min
May 17, 3:32 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Fremont	118 min
May 17, 3:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	54 min
May 17, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	46 min
May 17, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	15 min
May 17, 4:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
May 17, 4:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	43 min
May 17, 4:42 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Las Animas	3 hr
May 17, 4:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	18 min
May 17, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	46 min
May 17, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	24 min
May 17, 5:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	26 min
May 17, 5:19 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	108 min
May 17, 5:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	49 min
May 17, 5:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	45 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.