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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 22, 2021El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 3:07 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2021, 3:07 PM MDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2021, 3:31 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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 22, 12:20 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

143 
WUUS55 KPUB 222107
SVRPUB
COC041-222145-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0073.210522T2107Z-210522T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
307 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 345 PM MDT.

* At 307 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
  Truckton, or 33 miles northeast of Pueblo, moving north at 35 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...
  Truckton, Yoder and Rush. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for east central
Colorado.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3871 10405 3854 10410 3855 10433 3900 10428
      3900 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 183DEG 30KT 3863 10422 

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

kam

2 follow-up statements

973 
WWUS55 KPUB 222119
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
319 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

COC041-222145-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210522T2145Z/
El Paso CO-
319 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

At 319 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Truckton, or 34
miles east of Colorado Springs, moving north at 30 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...
Truckton, Yoder and Rush. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for east central
Colorado.

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 3863 10407 3868 10429 3900 10428 3900 10406
      3871 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 183DEG 28KT 3871 10421 

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

kam

094 
WWUS55 KPUB 222131
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
331 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

COC041-222141-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210522T2145Z/
El Paso CO-
331 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for east central
Colorado.

LAT...LON 3863 10407 3868 10429 3900 10428 3900 10406
      3871 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 183DEG 30KT 3881 10420 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	45 min
May 21, 6:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	36 min
May 21, 6:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	33 min
May 21, 6:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		53 min
May 21, 7:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	37 min
May 21, 7:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	48 min
May 21, 7:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	83 min
May 21, 7:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	32 min
May 21, 9:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	50 min
May 22, 11:08 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	22 min
May 22, 11:33 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	27 min
May 22, 12:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	31 min
May 22, 12:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	44 min
May 22, 12:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	34 min
May 22, 12:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	46 min
May 22, 1:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
May 22, 1:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
May 22, 1:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	37 min
May 22, 1:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
May 22, 1:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	40 min
May 22, 1:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	39 min
May 22, 1:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	34 min
May 22, 2:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
May 22, 2:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	44 min
May 22, 2:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	43 min
May 22, 2:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	37 min
May 22, 2:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley	29 min
May 22, 2:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	25 min
May 22, 2:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	38 min
May 22, 2:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
May 22, 2:49 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Crowley	26 min
May 22, 2:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	46 min
May 22, 3:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	27 min
May 22, 3:09 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Crowley	21 min
May 22, 3:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	37 min
May 22, 3:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	36 min
May 22, 3:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	46 min
May 22, 3:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	27 min
May 22, 3:48 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	68 min
May 22, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	15 min
May 22, 4:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	24 min
May 22, 4:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo	25 min
May 22, 4:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	32 min
May 22, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley, Otero	42 min
May 22, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Chaffee	36 min
May 22, 5:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	42 min
May 22, 5:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	39 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.