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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 288, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 22, 2024Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2024, 10:38 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 22 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, 10:38 PM MDT (04:38 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2024, 11:00 PM MDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:41 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 220 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: 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

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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 Aug 22, 8:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 8:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 11:32 AM MDT, 11 hours 6 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, 5:16 PM MDT, 5 hours 22 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

Ehr

Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:10 PM MDT, 4 hours 28 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.

&&

kam

Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:25 PM MDT, 4 hours 13 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.

&&

mw

Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 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.

&&

kam

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 9:46 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 10:31 PM MDT, 7 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
Aug 22, 6:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	30 min
Aug 22, 6:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	31 min
Aug 22, 6:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	32 min
Aug 22, 10:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	17 min
Aug 22, 10:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	14 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 Considerable damage threat	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.