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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2023, 7:21 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 2, 2023, 7:21 PM MDT (01:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2023, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 55
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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 nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 318 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
- 798 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2314 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
967
WWUS85 KPUB 030121
SPSPUB
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
721 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023
COZ081-083-085-086-030145-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County CO-
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-
721 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023
...A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
northeastern Fremont, southeastern Teller, southwestern El Paso and
northwestern Pueblo Counties through 745 PM MDT...
At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Canon City and Penrose, or 19 miles northwest of
Pueblo, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Victor, Penrose and Pueblo West.
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.
This storm 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3830 10484 3850 10518 3879 10513 3850 10463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 185DEG 16KT 3845 10489
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
$$
PSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 7:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 7:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 8:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso | 65 min |
| Aug 2, 9:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 1:32 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 2:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 3:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 3:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 4:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 5:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 5:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 35 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.