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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 24, 2021Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 2:57 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 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 24, 2021, 2:57 PM MDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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 24, 12:29 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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: 26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

523 
WUUS55 KPUB 242057
SVRPUB
COC099-242200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0091.210524T2057Z-210524T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
257 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 256 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles 
  southeast of Holly, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Holly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3783 10209 3791 10223 3821 10205 3787 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 215DEG 19KT 3800 10208 

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

KT

3 follow-up statements

837 
WWUS55 KPUB 242115
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
315 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

COC099-242200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Prowers CO-
315 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...

At 315 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Holly, or near
Coolidge, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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...
Holly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3783 10209 3791 10223 3821 10205 3787 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 214DEG 18KT 3803 10209 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

kam

698 
WWUS55 KPUB 242132
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
332 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

COC099-242200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Prowers CO-
332 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...

At 332 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coolidge,
moving northeast at 20 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...
Holly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3788 10213 3791 10223 3821 10205 3795 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 218DEG 19KT 3807 10205 

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

KT

070 
WWUS55 KPUB 242149
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
349 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

COC099-242200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Prowers CO-
349 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY...

At 349 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coolidge,
moving northeast at 30 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...
Holly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3795 10208 3799 10217 3821 10205 3795 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 214DEG 24KT 3807 10206 

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

KT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 6:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	44 min
May 23, 6:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	26 min
May 23, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	36 min
May 23, 7:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	29 min
May 23, 8:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	57 min
May 23, 9:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	49 min
May 23, 9:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		48 min
May 23, 10:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	39 min
May 23, 10:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	52 min
May 24, 8:44 AM MDT	River Flood Watch	PUB	Bent	10 hr
May 24, 1:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	38 min
May 24, 1:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	43 min
May 24, 2:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	44 min
May 24, 3:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	41 min
May 24, 3:22 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Prowers	3 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	45 min
May 24, 4:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	31 min
May 24, 5:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	44 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.