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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 23, 2021Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at May 23, 2021, 10:21 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 39 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, 10:21 PM MDT (04:21 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2021, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

252 
WWUS85 KPUB 240421
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1021 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
 
COZ095-096-240500-
Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO-
1021 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL 1100
PM MDT...

At 1021 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brandon, or 22 miles south of Cheyenne Wells, moving northeast at 55
mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Eads, Sheridan Lake, Neeoshe Reservoir, Towner, Chivington, Brandon
and Queens Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

This storm 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10269 3849 10285 3861 10270 3862 10205
      3832 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 232DEG 49KT 3851 10245 

$$

MOORE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa44 min
May 23, 6:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa26 min
May 23, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa36 min
May 23, 7:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers29 min
May 23, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa57 min
May 23, 9:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa49 min
May 23, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB48 min
May 23, 10:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca52 min
May 24, 8:44 AM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBBent10 hr
May 24, 1:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers38 min
May 24, 1:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers43 min
May 24, 2:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers44 min
May 24, 2:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers63 min
May 24, 3:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers41 min
May 24, 3:22 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBProwers3 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers45 min
May 24, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers31 min
May 24, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers44 min

Nearby

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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.