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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 28, 2024Baca County, Bent County, Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2024, 3:34 PM MDT for Baca County, Bent County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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
May 28, 2024, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2024, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 1:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 292 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 2024-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1617 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 2024-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 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
1617 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-274 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

230 
WUUS55 KPUB 282134
SVRPUB
COC009-011-071-282200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0021.240528T2134Z-240528T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
334 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
  East central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 334 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles north of
  Kim, or 35 miles west of Springfield, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Baca, east central 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 3739 10332 3750 10339 3776 10329 3762 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 220DEG 20KT 3749 10326 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PS
1 follow-up statement
382 
WWUS55 KPUB 282145
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
345 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024

COC009-282154-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240528T2200Z/
Baca CO-
345 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 10325 3755 10333 3776 10329 3765 10308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 220DEG 20KT 3754 10321 

$$

COC011-071-282200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240528T2200Z/
Las Animas CO-Bent CO-
345 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES...

At 344 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles southeast
of Higbee, or 33 miles west of Springfield, moving northeast at 25
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 east
central 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 3750 10325 3755 10333 3776 10329 3765 10308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 220DEG 20KT 3754 10321 

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

$$

PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 12:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas26 min
May 28, 1:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
May 28, 1:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
May 28, 1:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso36 min
May 28, 1:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas32 min
May 28, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas25 min
May 28, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas27 min
May 28, 2:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso35 min
May 28, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache33 min
May 28, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso23 min
May 28, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB29 min
May 28, 2:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
May 28, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas36 min
May 28, 2:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso25 min
May 28, 3:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas29 min
May 28, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso13 min
May 28, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent33 min
May 28, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent33 min
May 28, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
May 28, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBGunnison32 min
May 28, 3:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Prowers32 min
May 28, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa28 min
May 28, 4:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers27 min
May 28, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent23 min
May 28, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
May 28, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont31 min
May 28, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers14 min
May 28, 4:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent27 min
May 28, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa34 min
May 28, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent37 min
May 28, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont30 min
May 28, 5:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers28 min
May 28, 5:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa26 min
May 28, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo47 min
May 28, 5:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa35 min
May 28, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa30 min
May 28, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers25 min
May 28, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano31 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.