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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 15, 2021Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2021, 6:49 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 41 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 15, 2021, 6:49 PM MDT (00:49 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 233 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1303 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

As transmitted.

106 
WWUS85 KPUB 160049
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
649 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
 
COZ098-099-160130-
Springfield Vicinity/Baca County CO-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-
649 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PROWERS AND BACA
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM MDT...

At 648 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 16 miles northeast of Two Buttes to 6 miles
south of Campo. Movement was nearly stationary.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Walsh, Vilas, Campo, Two Buttes, Two Buttes Reservoir
and Stonington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Pueblo.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3700 10281 3781 10271 3785 10204 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 275DEG 14KT 3774 10218 3701 10255 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 6:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca41 min
May 15, 6:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers29 min
May 15, 6:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca23 min
May 15, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero64 min
May 15, 6:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent53 min
May 15, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers64 min
May 15, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca32 min
May 15, 7:01 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent17 min
May 15, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent46 min
May 15, 7:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca57 min
May 15, 7:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa18 min
May 15, 8:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers30 min
May 15, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa49 min
May 15, 8:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa45 min
May 15, 8:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa31 min
May 15, 9:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa29 min
May 15, 10:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa45 min
May 16, 1:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller16 min
May 16, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller27 min
May 16, 1:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca26 min
May 16, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas39 min
May 16, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
May 16, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller13 min
May 16, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas11 min
May 16, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas31 min
May 16, 2:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas34 min
May 16, 2:44 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBHuerfano3 hr
May 16, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano27 min
May 16, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley32 min
May 16, 3:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano14 min
May 16, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
May 16, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano31 min
May 16, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster30 min
May 16, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller28 min
May 16, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo27 min
May 16, 3:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano51 min
May 16, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
May 16, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano40 min
May 16, 3:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano51 min
May 16, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo26 min
May 16, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo24 min
May 16, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas53 min
May 16, 3:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers36 min
May 16, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas42 min
May 16, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley37 min
May 16, 4:13 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley32 min
May 16, 4:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo55 min
May 16, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers28 min
May 16, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa38 min
May 16, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas68 min
May 16, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo64 min
May 16, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa68 min
May 16, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo78 min
May 16, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley62 min
May 16, 4:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo42 min
May 16, 4:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo88 min
May 16, 4:59 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley46 min
May 16, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo18 min
May 16, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster49 min
May 16, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo31 min
May 16, 5:33 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa42 min
May 16, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero63 min
May 16, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers61 min
May 16, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley42 min
May 16, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo38 min
May 16, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent49 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.