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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 16, 2021Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 7:10 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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, 7:10 PM MDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2021, 7:46 PM MDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

005 
WUUS55 KPUB 170110
SVRPUB
COC061-099-170215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0058.210517T0110Z-210517T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
710 PM MDT Sun May 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 815 PM MDT.

* At 709 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles south of Towner to Bristol, moving east at
  25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Holly, Granada, Hartman and Bristol. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

These thunderstorms are capable of producing all types of severe
weather including extremely large hail, destructive straight line 
winds, and possible tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such 
as an interior room, a bathroom, closet or basement.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3803 10240 3823 10237 3841 10205 3803 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 251DEG 21KT 3832 10203 3815 10231 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cohen

1 follow-up statement

791 
WWUS55 KPUB 170146
SVSPUB

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

COC061-099-170155-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210517T0215Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
746 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
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 has been cancelled.  However, small hail and 
gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3803 10240 3823 10237 3841 10205 3803 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 251DEG 21KT 3839 10178 3822 10207 

$$

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, 6:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	70 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, 7:27 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.