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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 1, 2021El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2021, 2:11 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2021, 2:11 PM MDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 2:30 PM MDTHAIL 11 Ssw Ellicott, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 240 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-180 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1308 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

657 
WWUS85 KPUB 012011
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
211 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021
 
COZ084-085-012045-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
211 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM MDT...

At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ellicott, or 23 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving east at 5 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ellicott.

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 3882 10444 3891 10444 3898 10427 3877 10427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 270DEG 5KT 3886 10438 

$$

MOORE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 1:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBHuerfano2 hr
Jul 1, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Jul 1, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso18 min
Jul 1, 2:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso41 min
Jul 1, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso39 min
Jul 1, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo33 min
Jul 1, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso33 min
Jul 1, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller45 min
Jul 1, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 1, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo43 min
Jul 1, 3:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo28 min
Jul 1, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 1, 4:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo36 min
Jul 1, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo30 min
Jul 1, 4:44 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo23 min
Jul 1, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee43 min
Jul 1, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo44 min
Jul 1, 5:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo27 min
Jul 1, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero45 min
Jul 1, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo44 min
Jul 1, 5:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBChaffee, Fremont3 hr
Jul 1, 5:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero40 min
Jul 1, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo38 min
Jul 1, 5:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo3 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.