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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 25, 2023Saguache County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2023, 2:14 PM MDT for Saguache County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2023, 2:14 PM MDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2023, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -333 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 25, 11:38 AM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 11:38 AM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 11:43 AM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1143 AM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

COZ058>089-093>099-261745-
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-
1143 AM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Dangerous heat is expected again today, mainly for the mountain
valleys and eastern plains. Afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms are likely again today as well, some of which could
be strong to severe, especially along and north of highway 50.
Main risks with storms today will be damaging outflow winds around
60 mph and lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dangerously high temperatures will once again be possible over
parts of the mountain valleys and plains on Wednesday. Increased
chances for showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday
afternoon into the evening, with isolated severe thunderstorms
possible for areas along the I-25 corridor. For other areas
across the eastern plains, shower and thunderstorm chances along
with the risk of severe storms are lower at this time.

Daily thunderstorm chances are expected over and near the
mountains into the weekend and early next week. The risk of heavy
rainfall and at least localized flash flooding will increase
during this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

31/31

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 1:38 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 25, 1:39 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
139 PM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

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

0129 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 ESE Hoehne            37.27N 104.33W
07/25/2023  M60 MPH          Las Animas         CO   AWOS

            AWOS station KTAD Trinidad Airport.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 1:57 PM MDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
157 PM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

COZ074-075-087-088-094-252030-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Eastern Las Animas County CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft CO-
157 PM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Huerfano and southwestern Las Animas Counties through 230 PM MDT...

At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Hoehne, or 13 miles north of Trinidad, moving east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Trinidad, Aguilar, Cokedale, Branson, Starkville, Gulnare, Hoehne,
Tyrone, Trinchera, Boncarbo, Model, Segundo, Thatcher, Raton Pass and
Weston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3719 10501 3743 10493 3761 10405 3735 10377
      3700 10369 3699 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 262DEG 11KT 3736 10446

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Simcoe

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:14 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
214 PM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

COZ060-064>066-069-072-073-076>078-252045-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft CO-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft CO-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide below 10000 Ft CO-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft CO-
Northwestern Fremont County  Above 8500Ft CO-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft CO-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft CO-
214 PM MDT Tue Jul 25 2023

...A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
southwestern Fremont, northwestern Custer and central Saguache
Counties through 245 PM MDT...

At 214 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles southwest of Saguache, or 31 miles south of
Poncha Pass, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hayden Pass Burn Scar, southern Decker Burn Scar, Saguache, Moffat,
Bonanza, Coaldale, Villa Grove, North Pass, Cotopaxi and Hillside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3807 10667 3835 10669 3843 10562 3820 10557
      3799 10573 3790 10584 3788 10647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 262DEG 19KT 3799 10624

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Simcoe

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 1:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero	29 min
Jul 25, 1:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	37 min
Jul 25, 1:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	33 min
Jul 25, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	31 min
Jul 25, 3:11 PM MDT	Heat Advisory	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Rio Grande and 1 more	29 hr
Jul 25, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	33 min
Jul 25, 4:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	36 min
Jul 25, 4:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	32 min
Jul 25, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		30 min
Jul 25, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	29 min
Jul 25, 5:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Pueblo	36 min
Jul 25, 5:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	30 min
Jul 25, 5:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	34 min
Jul 25, 5:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	33 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.