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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2021, 6:03 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 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
- Jul 1, 2021, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 245 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
579 WWUS85 KPUB 020003 SPSPUB Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 603 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 COZ093-094-020045- Eastern Las Animas County CO-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO- 603 PM MDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OTERO AND NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT... At 602 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Delhi, or 27 miles southwest of La Junta, moving north at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Timpas. 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 3760 10377 3766 10398 3791 10395 3782 10359 TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 198DEG 11KT 3768 10386 $$ MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 6:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 6:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 7:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 8:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont, Saguache | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 12:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 3:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 4:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Costilla | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Costilla | 18 min |
| Jul 2, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 5:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 97 min |
| Jul 2, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 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.