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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 287, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2024, 10:28 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 17 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
- Aug 22, 2024, 10:28 PM MDT (04:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2024, 10:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 70.0 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 04:31 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Aug 22, 8:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 8:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 11:32 AM MDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1132 AM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024 COZ058>089-093>099-231745- 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- 1132 AM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered to widespread rain showers and thunderstorms are expected along the mountains this afternoon, with showers and storms moving eastward across the plains mid afternoon through the evening. A few storms may be strong to severe, with severe wind gusts up to around 60 mph the most likely hazard, though hail up to 1 inch in diameter will be possible with any stronger and more isolated storms. In addition, torrential rainfall is expected with any stronger storms, which could lead to flash flooding, especially over burn scars and areas that received heavy rain yesterday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday On Friday and Saturday, storms will remain mainly confined to the mountains, with a risk of flash flooding continuing, especially along the Continental Divide. Storm chances will then spread back eastward across the plains beginning Sunday, and at least isolated storms will remain possible at many locations into the middle of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over portions of the region. SIMCOE/10
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:12 PM MDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
512 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
COZ060-064>066-069-072-222345-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 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-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft CO-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft CO-
512 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SAGUACHE COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM MDT...
At 512 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sargents, or 33 miles southeast of Gunnison, moving east at 25 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...
Bonanza and Sargents.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3822 10654 3842 10648 3842 10605 3815 10607
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 273DEG 21KT 3832 10639
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
EhrSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 5:16 PM MDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
516 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
COZ095-096-222345-
Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO-
516 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY THROUGH 545
PM MDT...
At 516 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Haswell to 8 miles west of Sweetwater
Reservoir. Movement was northeast at 30 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, Haswell, Sweetwater Reservoir, Neegronda Reservoir, Arlington,
Neeoshe Reservoir, and Blue Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 10278 3827 10337 3852 10336 3853 10317
3861 10317 3861 10241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 236DEG 24KT 3842 10325 3835 10293
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
EhrLocal storm report, Aug 22, 6:10 PM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
610 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 WSW Lamar 38.07N 102.68W
08/22/2024 M78 MPH Prowers CO ASOS
ASOS station KLAA Lamar Airport.
&&
kamLocal storm report, Aug 22, 6:25 PM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
625 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSE Lamar 38.08N 102.61W
08/22/2024 Prowers CO Trained Spotter
Reports of large trees and fence posts
downed in Willow Creek Park in Lamar.
&&
mwLocal storm report, Aug 22, 6:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
626 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 S Lamar 38.08N 102.62W
08/22/2024 M55 MPH Prowers CO Mesonet
Mesonet station AV752 Lamar.
&&
kamSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 9:46 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 10:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 14 min |
| Aug 22, 10:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 22 min |
| Aug 23, 2:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 21 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.