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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Sep 12, 2021, 4:17 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 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
- Sep 12, 2021, 4:17 PM MDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 55
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -377 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 12, 3:53 PM MDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 3:53 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 11:44 AM MDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1144 AM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021 COZ058>089-093>099-131745- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1144 AM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A strong storm or two will be possible over parts of El Paso county, mainly northern El Paso county late this afternoon and early evening. Later this evening, one or two severe storms will be possible mainly east of a line from La Junta to Springfield. Winds of 60 to 65 mph and hail to 1.0 to 1.5 inches will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible over the Pikes Peak Region and over the eastern plains, north of Highway 50 on Monday afternoon and evening. Main hazards will be wind gusts up to 35 mph and cloud to ground lightning. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible over the Palmer Divide and the eastern plains on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Main hazards will be 60 mph winds, 1 inch hail, cloud to ground lightning, and an isolated tornado if the cold front stalls over the plains. Flash flooding is also possible over the burn scars on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over parts of the plains late this afternoon and evening. RODRIGUEZ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 12, 2:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Sep 12, 2:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
258 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
COZ081-084-085-122130-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
CO-
258 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Teller and
central El Paso Counties through 330 PM MDT...
At 257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Peterson AFB, or near Colorado Springs, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Schriever AFB around 315 PM MDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Ellicott.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 10496 3881 10495 3891 10491 3889 10432
3859 10448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 280DEG 30KT 3883 10471
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CSS/SRSpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 3:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
313 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
COZ081-085-122145-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below
7400 Ft CO-
Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And
11000 Ft CO-
313 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern El Paso
County through 345 PM MDT...
At 313 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Stratmoor, or near Colorado Springs, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Security and Security-Widefield around 325 PM MDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Fountain and
Schriever AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 10486 3883 10484 3882 10450 3862 10456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 282DEG 17KT 3878 10480
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CSS/SRSpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 4:17 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
417 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
COZ084-085-122245-
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-
417 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern El Paso
County through 445 PM MDT...
At 416 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rush, or 38 miles southwest of Limon, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern El Paso
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3862 10405 3858 10445 3872 10435 3884 10428
3913 10417 3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 269DEG 25KT 3880 10407
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
KTSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 7:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 23 min |
| Sep 12, 2:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Sep 12, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Sep 12, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 36 min |
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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.