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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 2023Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2023, 2:43 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2023, 2:43 PM MDT (20:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2023, 3:20 PM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 1:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 10:49 AM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 10:49 AM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 11:37 AM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
127 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

COZ074-087-088-222015-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
127 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Huerfano and southwestern Las Animas Counties through 215 PM MDT...

At 127 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Segundo, or 20 miles southwest of Trinidad, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Segundo, Cokedale and Boncarbo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3702 10496 3743 10484 3717 10445 3699 10468
      3699 10492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 217DEG 11KT 3703 10482

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hodanish

Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:38 PM MDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 6:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	22 min
Jun 21, 6:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	46 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	21 min
Jun 21, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	36 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	17 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	29 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	16 hr
Jun 21, 7:19 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Bent	2 hr
Jun 21, 7:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	33 min
Jun 21, 7:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	35 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
Jun 21, 8:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	48 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	3 hr
Jun 21, 9:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	35 min
Jun 21, 9:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	34 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Jun 21, 9:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Cheyenne	26 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso	6 hr
Jun 21, 9:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Jun 21, 9:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	37 min
Jun 21, 9:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	62 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	El Paso	38 min
Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	47 min
Jun 21, 10:12 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	3 hr
Jun 21, 10:28 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	32 min
Jun 21, 10:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo	34 min
Jun 21, 10:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley	31 min
Jun 21, 11:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	52 min
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	3 hr
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	34 min
Jun 21, 11:30 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Pueblo	15 min
Jun 21, 11:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	53 min
Jun 22, 12:05 AM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Pueblo	25 min
Jun 22, 12:12 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
Jun 22, 12:33 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Pueblo	2 hr
Jun 22, 12:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Pueblo	30 min
Jun 22, 12:48 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Jun 22, 1:16 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	29 min
Jun 22, 1:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	66 min
Jun 22, 1:36 AM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	24 min
Jun 22, 2:01 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	29 min
Jun 22, 2:02 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	43 min
Jun 22, 2:27 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley	48 min
Jun 22, 2:46 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	44 min
Jun 22, 3:15 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Otero	45 min
Jun 22, 3:27 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	PUB	El Paso, Pueblo	3 hr
Jun 22, 3:47 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	43 min
Jun 22, 4:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	51 min
Jun 22, 5:12 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	48 min
Jun 22, 5:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	26 min
Jun 22, 6:09 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	36 min
Jun 22, 10:32 AM MDT	Flood Watch	PUB	El Paso	11 hr
Jun 22, 10:54 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	2 hr
Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	40 hr
Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		48 min
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT	River Flood Watch	PUB	Crowley, Otero	7 hr
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT	River Flood Watch	PUB	Otero	12 hr
Jun 22, 2:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	50 min
Jun 22, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	37 min
Jun 22, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	33 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.