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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 218, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 16, 2024Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2024, 6:06 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2024, 6:06 PM MDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2024, 6:30 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 16, 5:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 227 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: 1492 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2224 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

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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 Jul 16, 5:24 PM MDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:24 PM MDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 11:26 AM MDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1126 AM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

COZ058>089-093>099-171730-
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-
1126 AM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A cold front will push through the area early this afternoon,
bringing in much cooler temperatures along with an increased chance
of showers and thunderstorms across the area. Storms are expected
to fire over and near the higher terrain early this afternoon
before pushing east. Storms over and near the mountains will be
capable of producing gusty outflow winds to 45 mph, moderate
rainfall, frequent lightning, and half to three-quarter inch hail.

As storms move east of the plains they are expected to intensify and
expand in coverage, becoming strong to severe. Stronger storms today
will be capable of producing hail up to 1 inch and damaging wind
gusts to 65 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong to severe thunderstorm, along with flash flooding, risks
continue Wednesday, especially across the plains. Several more
rounds of thunderstorms are expected late week into the weekend
with a threat of flash flooding each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GARBEROGLIO/RODRIGUEZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
313 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

COZ089-162200-
Crowley County CO-
313 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM MDT...

At 313 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Ordway, or 28 miles northwest of La Junta, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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...
Sugar City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3829 10394 3836 10389 3836 10354 3820 10364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 284DEG 15KT 3832 10385

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MG

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:25 PM MDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
325 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

COZ074-075-086>088-162200-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft CO-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft CO-
325 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN HUERFANO...NORTHWESTERN
LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM MDT...

At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Aguilar, or 21 miles north of Trinidad, moving
northeast 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...
Walsenburg, La Veta, Aguilar, Gulnare, Spanish Peaks, Cuchara Pass,
Model, and Tyrone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3729 10509 3765 10496 3790 10469 3789 10451
      3777 10437 3752 10412 3732 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 242DEG 14KT 3748 10452

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

Simcoe

Local storm report, Jul 16, 4:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:51 PM MDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:52 PM MDT, 14 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
Jul 17, 2:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	44 min
Jul 17, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	29 min
Jul 17, 3:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	29 min
Jul 17, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	28 min
Jul 17, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	43 min
Jul 17, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	30 min
Jul 17, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso, Fremont, Teller	33 min
Jul 17, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	46 min
Jul 17, 4:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	36 min
Jul 17, 5:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	36 min
Jul 17, 5:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	34 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.