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Special Weather Statement, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 3, 2024Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2024, 2:30 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2024, 2:30 PM MDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2024, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 338 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: 470 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -207 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 185 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 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 Jul 3, 11:21 AM MDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 11:21 AM MDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 11:39 AM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1139 AM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

COZ058>089-093>099-041745-
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-
1139 AM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are likely across all of the plains this
afternoon. The best chance for stronger storms will be east of a
line from Peyton to Fowler to Trinidad, with the overall best
threat of severe storms east of a line from La Junta to
Springfield. Wind gusts to 70 mph, hail up to ping pong balls and
an isolated short lived tornado will be possible.

The thunderstorm activity should move out of the state by mid
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each
afternoon. The main hazards from storms will be gusty outflow
winds, lightning, and hail. Storms that produce heavy rainfall
could lead to flash flooding concerns over burn scars and other
vulnerable areas.

Thursday will have less of a chance for thunderstorm activity,
with the main concern being high fire danger due to dry surface
conditions and gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Hodanish

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
113 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

COZ069-070-031945-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
113 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ALAMOSA...EAST CENTRAL
RIO GRANDE AND SOUTHEASTERN SAGUACHE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM MDT...

At 113 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Center to 6 miles west of
Mosca to near Monte Vista. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Alamosa, San Luis Valley Airport, Monte Vista, Center, Hooper,
Alamosa East, and Mosca.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3776 10579 3753 10562 3739 10586 3751 10620
      3767 10618 3784 10620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 290DEG 31KT 3776 10610 3764 10600 3753 10611

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Simcoe

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:57 PM MDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
157 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

COZ069>074-078>080-087-032030-
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft CO-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft CO-
Southern San Luis Valley CO-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft CO-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft CO-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft CO-
Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft CO-
157 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ALAMOSA...
NORTHWESTERN HUERFANO...SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER...SOUTHEASTERN SAGUACHE
AND NORTHEASTERN COSTILLA COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Great
Sand Dunes to 8 miles west of Red Wing to 6 miles northwest of
Blanca. Movement was east at 35 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...
Blanca, Farisita, Great Sand Dunes, La Veta Pass, San Luis Lake,
Gardner, Red Wing, Blanca Peak, Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160
in Costilla county, Spring Burn Scar north of Highway 160, and
northwestern Spring Burn Scar south of Highway 160 in Huerfano
county.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3799 10511 3774 10506 3743 10522 3746 10575
      3770 10576 3786 10567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 262DEG 32KT 3786 10548 3770 10545 3750 10561

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

Simcoe

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:30 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
230 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

COZ093-032100-
La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO-
230 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Delhi, or 27 miles southwest of La Junta, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Otero
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3769 10399 3773 10400 3783 10372 3767 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 261DEG 20KT 3772 10393

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Simcoe

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 6:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	38 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	23 min
Jul 2, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	28 min
Jul 2, 7:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	26 min
Jul 2, 8:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Jul 2, 8:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	44 min
Jul 2, 8:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Custer	42 min
Jul 2, 8:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	47 min
Jul 2, 9:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	45 min
Jul 2, 10:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	44 min
Jul 2, 11:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	38 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Otero	23 min
Jul 3, 12:13 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Otero	32 min
Jul 3, 12:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Otero	36 min
Jul 3, 12:52 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Otero	23 min
Jul 3, 1:13 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	32 min
Jul 3, 1:27 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	33 min
Jul 3, 1:43 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Otero	32 min
Jul 3, 3:07 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	38 min
Jul 3, 3:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	41 min
Jul 3, 3:58 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	47 min
Jul 3, 4:36 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Crowley, Otero	54 min
Jul 3, 5:37 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Otero	6 hr
Jul 3, 1:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	32 min
Jul 3, 1:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Rio Grande, Saguache	29 min
Jul 3, 1:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	33 min
Jul 3, 2:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	33 min
Jul 3, 2:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	36 min
Jul 3, 2:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo	31 min
Jul 3, 3:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Rio Grande	28 min
Jul 3, 3:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	39 min
Jul 3, 3:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	23 min
Jul 3, 3:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Las Animas, Otero	48 min
Jul 3, 3:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		30 min
Jul 3, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo	45 min
Jul 3, 3:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	25 min
Jul 3, 4:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo	52 min
Jul 3, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Las Animas, Otero	48 min
Jul 3, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero	44 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	36 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero	51 min
Jul 3, 5:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	25 min
Jul 3, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	48 min
Jul 3, 5:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	39 min
Jul 3, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	El Paso	36 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.