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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2023, 2:49 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 7, 2023, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2023, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 340 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 7, 2:20 PM MDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 2:20 PM MDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1137 AM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023 COZ058>089-093>099-081745- 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- 1137 AM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will occur over the mountains this afternoon and early evening. Some of the rain is expected to be locally heavy as the showers and storms move slowly east-southeast across the higher terrain. Flash flooding over the old burn scars will be possible today. Over the lower elevations, scattered storms will move over the plains this afternoon, and over the far eastern plain during the evening hours. Locally heavy rain is possible, and a few areas of flash flooding will be possible. The primary threat from any storms today will be locally heavy rain, especially in the mountains and possibly the lower elevations of El Paso county. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Daily showers and thunderstorms will continue through this weekend and into early next week. Current main hazards are localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding, with the chances for stronger to severe storms increasing Friday and Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely over portions of the region. 31/31
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 12:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1220 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023
COZ084-085-071900-
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-
1220 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central El
Paso County through 100 PM MDT...
At 1220 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Black Forest, or 14 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, moving
northwest at 5 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.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Black Forest around 1230 PM MDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Gleneagle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3896 10451 3890 10461 3892 10479 3913 10485
3913 10451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 155DEG 7KT 3901 10467
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KTSSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 12:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1257 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023
COZ081-084-085-071945-
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-
1257 PM MDT Wed Jun 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern El Paso
County through 145 PM MDT...
At 1255 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gleneagle, or 12 miles north of Colorado Springs. This storm was
nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph, torrential rainfall 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. Heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding
of roads, low water crossings, and creeks.
Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Colorado Springs, Monument, Air Force Academy, Palmer
Lake, Black Forest and Gleneagle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3893 10485 3913 10499 3913 10456 3899 10456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 215DEG 2KT 3901 10479
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KTSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 1:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 6:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 7:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 9:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 9:00 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 12:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 1:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 109 min |
| Jun 7, 1:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 36 min |
| Jun 7, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
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