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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 3, 2021Custer County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2021, 2:12 PM MDT for Custer County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 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
Aug 3, 2021, 2:12 PM MDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2021, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

County Custer County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 253 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 2021-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 2021-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-226 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2110 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

758 
WWUS85 KPUB 032012
SPSPUB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
212 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021
 
COZ077>080-083-032045-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft CO-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft CO-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County CO-
Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft CO-
212 PM MDT Tue Aug 3 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 211 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms 
with heavy rain developing over the Junkins Burn Scar, and locations 
farther north. This activity was nearly stationary. A quick 1 to 2 
inches of rain could fall with this activity, and flash flooding may 
become possible if heavy rain persists.

Locations impacted include...
Junkins Burn Scar.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 10524 3830 10532 3831 10524 3816 10501
      3809 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 259DEG 1KT 3813 10512 

$$

Cohen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 6:47 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBHuerfano2 hr
Aug 2, 7:38 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBHuerfano96 min
Aug 2, 9:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee56 min
Aug 3, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Aug 3, 12:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano34 min
Aug 3, 1:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso40 min
Aug 3, 1:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster27 min
Aug 3, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano32 min
Aug 3, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Aug 3, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano32 min
Aug 3, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas45 min
Aug 3, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo27 min
Aug 3, 2:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Aug 3, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee43 min
Aug 3, 3:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo37 min
Aug 3, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBAlamosa31 min
Aug 3, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla42 min
Aug 3, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont65 min
Aug 3, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas32 min
Aug 3, 4:46 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCostilla3 hr
Aug 3, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller39 min
Aug 3, 4:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
Aug 3, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont52 min
Aug 3, 5:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBPueblo3 hr
Aug 3, 5:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBTeller109 min
Aug 3, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont44 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.