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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 23, 2021El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2021, 12:44 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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 23, 2021, 12:44 PM MDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2021, 1:16 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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 23, 12:06 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

590 
WUUS55 KPUB 231844
SVRPUB
COC041-231930-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0085.210523T1844Z-210523T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1244 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 130 PM MDT.

* At 1243 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Truckton, 
  or 33 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving north at 50 mph. 
  Tornado Warning, radar indicated, remains in effect for eastern El 
  Paso County as well.

  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...
  Ramah, 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.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3873 10405 3867 10409 3870 10435 3913 10420
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 201DEG 45KT 3870 10423 

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

Heavener

3 follow-up statements

810 
WWUS55 KPUB 231903
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
103 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

COC041-231930-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210523T1930Z/
El Paso CO-
103 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

At 103 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rush, or 32
miles southwest of Limon, moving north at 50 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...
Ramah.

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.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3886 10405 3890 10414 3893 10422 3913 10420
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 201DEG 45KT 3894 10411 

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

Heavener

850 
WWUS55 KPUB 231911
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
111 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

COC041-231930-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210523T1930Z/
El Paso CO-
111 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...

At 110 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Simla, or 25 miles southwest of Limon, moving north at 50 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...
Ramah.

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.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3890 10405 3897 10414 3907 10418 3913 10418
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 201DEG 45KT 3903 10407 

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

Heavener

858 
WWUS55 KPUB 231916
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
116 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

COC041-231925-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210523T1930Z/
El Paso CO-
116 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3890 10405 3897 10414 3907 10418 3913 10418
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 201DEG 45KT 3910 10404 

$$

Heavener

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 6:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo	63 min
May 22, 6:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	29 min
May 22, 6:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	46 min
May 22, 7:30 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Las Animas	91 min
May 22, 7:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	43 min
May 22, 7:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	43 min
May 22, 7:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas, Otero	26 min
May 22, 8:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas, Otero	28 min
May 22, 8:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Otero	32 min
May 22, 8:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	46 min
May 22, 9:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	50 min
May 22, 10:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Costilla	27 min
May 23, 12:34 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	41 min
May 23, 12:38 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	37 min
May 23, 12:59 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	31 min
May 23, 3:17 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	28 min
May 23, 4:17 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	28 min
May 23, 5:02 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	28 min
May 23, 11:37 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	23 min
May 23, 12:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	28 min
May 23, 12:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	33 min
May 23, 12:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	34 min
May 23, 12:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	37 min
May 23, 1:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
May 23, 5:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	22 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.