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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 18, 2024Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2024, 11:11 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 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: May 18, 2024, 11:11 PM MDT (05:11 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2024, 11:45 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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: 957 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.8

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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.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 18, 10:48 PM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 10:48 PM MDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 10:57 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 9:07 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
907 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

COZ095>098-190345-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-
Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO-
907 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PROWERS...CENTRAL
KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM MDT...

At 907 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles northeast of Has35ll to near Eads to
Neegronda Reservoir. Movement was northeast at 40 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Eads, Neeoshe Reservoir, Sweetwater Reservoir, Chivington, Brandon,
Neegronda Reservoir, and Queens Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3841 10229 3820 10283 3839 10291 3861 10315
      3861 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 232DEG 35KT 3863 10304 3847 10281 3832 10278

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Local storm report, May 18, 9:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
932 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

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

0754 PM     Hail             3 SSW Wiley             38.11N 102.74W
05/18/2024  M1.00 Inch       Prowers            CO   Storm Chaser

            Reported via social media.

&&

mw

Special weather statement, May 18, 9:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
955 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

COZ096-190430-
Eastern Kiowa County CO-
955 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY
THROUGH 1030 PM MDT...

At 955 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sheridan Lake, or 23 miles south of Cheyenne Wells, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sheridan Lake and Towner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3838 10239 3861 10241 3862 10218 3861 10212
      3862 10211 3861 10205 3848 10204 3838 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 257DEG 28KT 3848 10232

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 18, 10:12 PM MDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1012 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

COZ096-098-190445-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO-
1012 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM MDT...

At 1012 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles east of Queens Reservoir to near Lamar
to 14 miles southwest of Granada. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lamar, Granada, Hartman, and Bristol.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3838 10221 3819 10222 3797 10219 3794 10258
      3813 10263 3836 10253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 244DEG 22KT 3830 10248 3811 10257 3796 10253

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 18, 10:14 PM MDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1014 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

COZ095-097-098-190445-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-
Western Kiowa County CO-
1014 PM MDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PROWERS...SOUTH
CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM MDT...

At 1014 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Haswell, or 27 miles northwest of Lamar, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Neegronda Reservoir and Sweetwater Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 10310 3838 10312 3850 10281 3823 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 256DEG 21KT 3831 10303

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 18, 10:52 PM MDT, 19 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 6:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	33 min
May 18, 7:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	30 min
May 18, 7:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	37 min
May 18, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	29 min
May 18, 7:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Prowers	51 min
May 18, 7:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Otero	26 min
May 18, 7:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	47 min
May 18, 8:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	25 min
May 18, 8:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	34 min
May 18, 8:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	28 min
May 18, 8:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	33 min
May 18, 8:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	46 min
May 18, 9:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	38 min
May 18, 9:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	27 min
May 18, 10:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	33 min
May 18, 10:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	31 min
May 18, 10:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	37 min
May 18, 10:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	38 min
May 19, 3:26 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache	11 hr
May 19, 1:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca, Prowers	38 min
May 19, 1:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	32 min
May 19, 1:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	67 min
May 19, 2:15 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	PUB	Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache	30 hr
May 19, 2:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	26 min
May 19, 3:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	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.