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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 7, 2024Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Feb 7, 2024, 1:12 PM MST for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 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
Feb 7, 2024, 1:12 PM MST (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2024, 2:15 PM MST
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
55

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2024-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Feb 7, 11:12 AM MST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 11:12 AM MST, 2 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 4:19 AM MST, 8 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
419 AM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

COZ058>089-093>099-081130-
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-
419 AM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A strong Pacific storm system will continue to bring widespread snow
to the mountains and high valleys today and tonight. The heaviest
snow will remain along the Continental Divide and the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains. In addition to the moderate, to at times heavy,
snowfall, gusty west to southwest winds gusting up to 40 to 50 mph
will produce areas of blowing and drifting snow, and greatly reduced
visibility over area mountain passes.

Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
across the plains. Any stonger showers or storms could produce
strong wind gusts to around 50 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Light to moderate snow showers are expected along the mountains,
mostly the Continental Divide, throughout Thursday.

Widespread unsettled weather returns Friday and through the weekend,
with precipitation chances becoming heightened for much of south
central and southeastern Colorado, but especially along the
mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

27/SIMCOE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:44 AM MST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 7, 9:53 AM MST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
953 AM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

0934 AM     Snow             Divide                  38.95N 105.16W
02/07/2024  M2.8 inch        Teller             CO   Public

            relayed via broadcast media.

&&
Local storm report, Feb 7, 10:03 AM MST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1003 AM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

1000 AM     Snow             1 NNW Woodland Park     39.01N 105.06W
02/07/2024  M3.3 inch        Teller             CO   Trained Spotter

            Snowfall since 530 am.

&&

mw
Local storm report, Feb 7, 10:08 AM MST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1008 AM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

1005 AM     Snow             Woodland Park           39.00N 105.05W
02/07/2024  M4.0 inch        Teller             CO   Trained Spotter

&&

mw
Local storm report, Feb 7, 12:24 PM MST, 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1224 PM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

1224 PM     Snow             5 W Westcliffe          38.13N 105.56W
02/07/2024  M1.5 inch        Custer             CO   Trained Spotter

&&
Special weather statement, Feb 7, 1:12 PM MST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
112 PM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

COZ096>098-072115-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-
Eastern Kiowa County CO-
112 PM MST Wed Feb 7 2024

...A line of convective showers producing strong and gusty winds
will impact portions of northern Prowers, eastern Kiowa and east
central Bent Counties through 215 PM MST...

At 110 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of weakening
convective showers along a line extending from 10 miles north of
Sheridan Lake to 8 miles southeast of Queens Reservoir to 8 miles
south of McClave, which have produced strong and gusty outflow
winds. Movement was east at 30 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...
Lamar, Holly, Granada, Sheridan Lake, Hartman, Towner, Bristol, and
Brandon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3786 10231 3798 10295 3820 10264 3862 10240
      3861 10205 3808 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 267DEG 27KT 3862 10233 3821 10256 3800 10287

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

PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 3:43 PM MSTSnow Squall WarningPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano62 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.