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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 9, 2021El Paso County, Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm watch at May 9, 2021, 2:46 PM MDT for El Paso County, Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado. It took effect at May 10, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2021, 2:46 PM MDT (20:46 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 10, 2021, 9:14 AM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2021-05-09Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
900 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

964 
WWUS45 KPUB 092046
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
246 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

COZ081-082-100500-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WS.A.0008.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
246 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
  inches possible, with heavier amounts on the north side of Pikes
  Peak. 

* WHERE...Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak 
  Between 7500 and 11000 Feet and Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult, especially during the
  Tuesday morning commute. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. 

&&

$$

Hodanish
3 follow-up statements
333 
WWUS45 KPUB 100447
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1047 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

COZ081-082-101300-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
1047 PM MDT Sun May 9 2021

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
  inches possible, with heavier amounts on the north side of Pikes
  Peak.

* WHERE...Teller County, Rampart Range above 7500 feet, and Pikes
  Peak

* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous 
  conditions could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. 

&&

$$
096 
WWUS45 KPUB 101008
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
408 AM MDT Mon May 10 2021

COZ081-082-101815-
/O.CON.KPUB.WS.A.0008.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
408 AM MDT Mon May 10 2021

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
  inches with locally higher amounts possible, especially on the 
  north side of Pikes Peak.

* WHERE...Teller County, the Rampart Range above 7500 feet, and 
  Pikes Peak.

* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

$$
471 
WWUS45 KPUB 101514
WSWPUB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
914 AM MDT Mon May 10 2021

COZ081-082-102315-
/O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0008.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0026.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
914 AM MDT Mon May 10 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches,
  with 5 to 10 inches above 10000 feet. 

* WHERE...Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak 
  Between 7500 and 11000 Feet and Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous 
  conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

COZ058-060-072-073-079-080-084-102315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0026.210511T0000Z-210511T1800Z/
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
914 AM MDT Mon May 10 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 
  inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central and southeast 
  Colorado.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca37 min
May 8, 6:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas55 min
May 8, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers46 min
May 8, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca72 min
May 8, 7:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers42 min
May 8, 8:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca61 min
May 8, 8:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers39 min
May 9, 12:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas41 min
May 9, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas52 min
May 9, 2:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas41 min
May 9, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas34 min
May 9, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas37 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.