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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 19, 2023Bent County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2023, 5:23 PM MDT for Bent County, Las Animas County, Otero 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2023, 5:23 PM MDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2023, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 19, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 295 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-839 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3394 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

715 
WUUS55 KPUB 192323
SVRPUB
COC011-071-089-200000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0430.230719T2323Z-230720T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
523 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 523 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles south of
  Higbee, or 30 miles south of North La Junta, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Otero, northeastern Las Animas and southwestern Bent
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3745 10367 3771 10358 3772 10308 3759 10307
      3744 10308 3725 10349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 232DEG 25KT 3754 10346 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Ehr
1 follow-up statement
399 
WWUS55 KPUB 192347
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
547 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

COC011-071-089-200000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-230720T0000Z/
Otero CO-Las Animas CO-Bent CO-
547 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO...NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
BENT COUNTIES...

At 546 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of
Higbee, or 28 miles south of North La Junta, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Otero, northeastern Las Animas and southwestern Bent
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3745 10367 3771 10358 3772 10308 3759 10307
      3740 10328 3733 10347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 239DEG 24KT 3759 10338 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Ehr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Kiowa37 min
Jul 18, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero33 min
Jul 18, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero24 min
Jul 18, 6:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa34 min
Jul 18, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas, Otero31 min
Jul 18, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas46 min
Jul 18, 7:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas32 min
Jul 19, 1:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Jul 19, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
Jul 19, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Jul 19, 2:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso27 min
Jul 19, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Jul 19, 2:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 19, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso28 min
Jul 19, 2:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso38 min
Jul 19, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas33 min
Jul 19, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 19, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont28 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 min
Jul 19, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo24 min
Jul 19, 3:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo40 min
Jul 19, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller29 min
Jul 19, 3:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo25 min
Jul 19, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo38 min
Jul 19, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas35 min
Jul 19, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBLas Animas31 min
Jul 19, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo28 min
Jul 19, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano34 min
Jul 19, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla45 min
Jul 19, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero24 min
Jul 19, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont23 min
Jul 19, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero34 min
Jul 19, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBLas Animas33 min
Jul 19, 5:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo39 min
Jul 19, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Otero23 min
Jul 19, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB29 min
Jul 19, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent34 min
Jul 19, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca37 min
Jul 19, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero30 min
Jul 19, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero17 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.