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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 373, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 13, 2023Huerfano County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2023, 6:17 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Pueblo 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2023, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2023, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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
Jul 13, 12:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:04 PM MDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
604 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0524 PM     Hail             5 NE Blende             38.29N 104.50W
07/13/2023  M2.75 inch       Pueblo             CO   ASOS

            Pueblo Memorial Airport. Several cars have
            wind shields blown out. Window blown out in
            the building.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:14 PM MDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
614 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023

COZ083-086-140045-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County CO-
614 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Fremont,
northeastern Custer and southwestern Pueblo Counties through 645 PM
MDT...

At 613 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Florence to 9 miles
southwest of Pueblo Reservoir to 13 miles northeast of Greenhorn
Mountain. Movement was east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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.

Locations impacted include...
Southwestern Pueblo, Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo West and Colorado City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10487 3809 10445 3782 10433 3798 10489
      3819 10497 3831 10517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 290DEG 47KT 3828 10505 3817 10489 3803 10484

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

PS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 6:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas	64 min
Jul 13, 6:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	31 min
Jul 13, 6:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	25 min
Jul 13, 6:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Fremont, Pueblo	25 min
Jul 13, 6:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano, Pueblo	50 min
Jul 13, 6:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	30 min
Jul 13, 6:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	27 min
Jul 13, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	66 min
Jul 13, 7:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	30 min
Jul 13, 7:02 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	43 min
Jul 13, 7:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	25 min
Jul 13, 7:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	42 min
Jul 13, 7:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	29 min
Jul 13, 7:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PUB	Baca	45 min
Jul 13, 7:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	25 min
Jul 13, 7:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	63 min
Jul 13, 8:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas	43 min
Jul 13, 8:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	35 min
Jul 13, 8:34 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Las Animas	26 min
Jul 13, 8:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	45 min
Jul 13, 8:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Las Animas	53 min
Jul 13, 9:04 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Las Animas	26 min
Jul 13, 9:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PUB	Las Animas	36 min
Jul 13, 9:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Las Animas	34 min
Jul 14, 4:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Jul 14, 5:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Jul 14, 5:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Teller	52 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.