Strong to severe storms occurred from the Pikes Peak Region into the southeast plains with hail up to quarter size. A brief tornado occurred across open country of eastern Fremont County.
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Strong to severe storms occurred from the Pikes Peak Region into the southeast plains with hail up to quarter size. A brief tornado occurred across open country of eastern Fremont County.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 23, 10:48 AM MST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1148 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 354 AM MDT Thu Jun 23 2016 ...Risk of Severe Weather Across the Plains Today... The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded the Severe Weather Outlook for the eastern plains today to the the Slight Risk category. This looks good based on the latest data coming in this morning. Satellite pictures this morning show a lot of mid level instability just to the west, across western Colorado and Utah, all drifting eastward. This should put the instability over southern Colorado during peak heating today. Model forecasts have surface-based CAPES going into the 1500-3000 j/kg range during the afternoon, coupled with 0-6 km bulk shear values of generally 25-35 kts and locally up to 40 kts. While the shear values are not great, the CAPE looks pretty good. The combination of the 2 should be sufficient for a few strong to severe storms across the eastern mountains and plains today. Primary storm threats today will include 1 inch diameter hail, winds gusts around 60 mph, heavy rain and lightning. Slow storm movements in areas of cell mergers and clusters could result in prolonged heavy rainfall. Local rainfall accumulations of 1 to 2 inches will be possible in just a few hours time. This could result in some flash flood concerns, especially if the rain occurs over a burn scar, urban area, or other location prone to flash flooding. Right now, the area most susceptible to severe weather and flash flooding today appears to be the plains generally along and north of U.S. Highway 50. In particular, all or parts of El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Counties look like the main targets. However, other areas could also see strong to severe storms today, especially if the expected track of convection shifts just a little north or south. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 354 AM MDT Thu Jun 23 2016 Active weather looks to continue through the extended period. Operational models and ensembles indicate low spreads through the next seven days which leads to higher forecast confidence. Where showers and thunderstorms develop and track will depend highly on embedded disturbances. Friday and Saturday...an upper level storm system is forecast to move out of the northern Rockies and across the northern plains. This will force the upper ridge that has dominated the weather over Colorado to the south, with westerly to southwesterly flow spreading across the region. An upper level disturbance embedded in the flow will trigger showers and thunderstorms over the mountains Friday afternoon, and spread them eastward across the plains Friday night. Modest instability and increasing shear may allow for a few storms over the plains to become strong to severe with gusty outflow winds and hail up to one inch possible. By Saturday, a cold front is forecast to drop south across the plains. This will bring slightly cooler air to the region. In addition, models are indicating the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms developing along the cold front during the afternoon. Moisture will pool in with the front leading to elevated CAPE values and modest shear should allow for the strong storm development, especially south of a Trinidad to Lamar line. Temperatures will be hot on Friday with highs in the upper 90s for the lower elevations. Behind the cold front, highs will be cooler with upper 80s to lower 90s across the region. Sunday into Tuesday...the high pressure over the desert southwest is forecast to rebuild northward across the Rockies early next week. This will lead to diurnally driven afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Coverage is forecast to be least on Sunday with activity mostly confined to the mountains. By Monday, flow aloft transitions northwesterly and several disturbances will begin to work under the ridge. Expected increased showers and thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday, with initial development over the mountains, then shifting eastward across the plains during the evening and overnight hours. At this time, the severe threat looks limited due to weak shear. Temperatures will warm back into the 90s across the region Sunday into Tuesday. Wednesday...an upper level shortwave in the northwest flow aloft will move southeast out of Montana into the central plains. This will send a cold front south across Colorado by Wednesday morning. Flow will turn easterly with increased moisture and the potential for widespread moderate to heavy rainfall Wednesday afternoon and evening. Mozley && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1146 AM MDT Thu Jun 23 2016 VFR conditions are expected the next 24 hrs. However, there will be the potential for showers/tstms in the vcnty of the terminal forecast sites this afternoon and evening, which could briefly cause restrictions to vsby if heavy rain occurs. && .PUB Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NONE. && SHORT TERM...LW LONG TERM...MOZLEY AVIATION...28
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1102 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 COZ058>089-093>099-241715- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 1102 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TODAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS EL PASO... PUEBLO...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES. PRIMARY STORM THREATS WILL BE 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL RUN FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM. SLOW STORM MOVEMENTS IN AREAS OF CELL MERGERS AND CLUSTERS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. LOCAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN JUST A FEW HOURS TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY IF THE RAIN OCCURS OVER A BURN SCAR...URBAN AREA...OR OTHER LOCATION PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS FRIDAY EVENING. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND AREA BURN SCARS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT, MAINLY SOUTH OF A TRINIDAD TO LAMAR LINE. STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. DIURNALLY DRIVEN AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. INITIAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVE INTO THE PLAINS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. 28/28
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 114 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 COZ081-083-085-231945- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500FT/PIKE'S PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT CO-CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY CO- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT CO- 114 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL FREMONT... SOUTHEASTERN TELLER AND SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MDT... AT 114 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT CARSON...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...SECURITY...FORT CARSON... SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...STRATMOOR...PETERSON AFB AND CIMARRON HILLS. LAT...LON 3850 10507 3861 10511 3890 10462 3866 10446 TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 243DEG 16KT 3865 10488 HODANISH
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:26 UTC.
4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating.
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