A shortwave trough pushed over the area and brought widespread severe weather to the county warning, though mostly along the I-25 corridor, where hail the primary hazard.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A shortwave trough pushed over the area and brought widespread severe weather to the county warning, though mostly along the I-25 corridor, where hail the primary hazard.
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 17, 4:36 AM MST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 536 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Chances for severe thunderstorms are increasing across our plains today, where much of the area has been added to an enhanced outlook. The slight risk has also been expanded westward into the I-25 corridor today. - Red Flag Warnings remain in effect over portions of the high country from 10 AM through 9 PM. - Heat and wind increases again late week into next weekend with Heat Advisories possible for much of the lower elevations, and Fire Weather Highlights likely for the western mountains Friday and Saturday. - Moisture increases early next week with thunderstorm chances returning to the eastern plains. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 301 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 Currently.. The front is still pushing through northeastern Colorado and across eastern plains, dragging in some relief from the heat, along with higher dewpoints. This will set the stage for today's convection, and the risk for severe thunderstorms. We are still 70F at the Colorado Springs airport, where the dewpoint is currently 57F as of 1am. Lamar is 79/56 as well. Winds are northerly in areas that are already behind the front, which strong southerly and westerly winds noted elsewhere. Over the mountains, dry conditions are present. Leadville is 43F with 17F dewpoint this hour. The stark difference between the high country and the plains will again set the stage for today's severe thunderstorm potential on the plains, and also for critical fire weather potential for our mountains. Today and Tonight.. For the plains..Models back a cold front across our plains throughout the morning hours, though its timing and speed are still not well determined across model solutions. The general consensus seems to bring it down into our eastern and southeastern plains by noon, but models hint that it might struggle to fight the westerlies closer to the mountains as well, especially along the southern I-25 corridor. Areas southwest of a line from around Colorado City to Kim may end up staying hot and dry through much of the day, and areas north and east of this line may see the effects of the cold front. For areas that end up southwest of the front, expect daytime highs in the upper 80s and low 90s, along with breezy west winds and dry conditions. For areas north and east of the front, expect highs in the 70s and low 80s, with high chances for severe thunderstorms. SPC has all of Kiowa, Prowers, and portions of Bent, and Baca Counties in an enhanced risk, with the slight risk pushing back into the I-25 corridor. High res model guidance, including the HREF, the NAM Nest, and the HRRR, all indicate strong easterly and southeasterly upsloping behind the front early this afternoon, with over 2000 J/Kg of CAPE forecast over El Paso and Pueblo Counties by the time storms look to initiate (around 2pm). Any areas that end up situated behind the front at that time will also see over 40kt of bulk shear at that time as well.. Unfortunately it looks like time will have to tell on where exactly our severe chances will lie for today, as that will depend entirely on where exactly the front manages to advance to as it pushes against the westerlies. By evening, the westerlies will weaken, allowing the front to surge the rest of the southwards and into New Mexico and up against our mountains fairly quickly after sunset. This should help us to clear out and cool down to near normal temperatures through the overnight hours tonight, with all of our plains locations dropping back down into the low 50s, and our mountain valleys dropping into the 40s, which is normal for this time of year. For the high country..strong westerlies and dry conditions are expected for today. Alamosa is likely to warm to around 4 degrees above normal for this afternoon, with humidity values falling into the single digits and very low teens expected across all of our mountain valleys and mountain ranges. West winds gusting to 40 mph are likely across all areas west of I-25 today. Though dry and windy conditions are expected for all zones, fuels are only critical for zones 220 and 223, which include Lake and Chaffee counties, along with the La Garitas and the San Juans. These zones are under Red Flag Warnings for today. Please avoid activities that could start a wildfire in our mountains today, especially in these areas! Tomorrow.. Despite our supposed post frontal airmass and northwest flow on Wednesday, it appears we will likely begin another warmup as ridging begins to build back in over the desert southwest. This will mean equal or higher temperatures for most areas on Wednesday to what we are expecting for today. Highs in the mid 80s are likely for mountain valleys and plains locations alike, with upper 80s over our Lower Arkansas River locations and the southern I-25 corridor. Dry conditions persist on Wednesday, especially over the high country, where humidity values look to remain in the low teens. Chances for showers and storms look to be very low tomorrow, though isolated activity may still be possible mainly over our southern mountains. The best news about Wednesday though is that gusty west winds look to weaken over the high country and over the plains as well. Enjoy it while it lasts (only Wednesday..) because the heat and the winds return with a vengeance later in the week. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 301 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 The heat turns back on for Thursday into the weekend as the upper ridge builds then shifts eastward allowing southwest flow to increase over the area. Thursday will be the first day of temperatures nearing 100 across the southeast plains, 80s to near 90 across the valleys, and 60s and 70s across the high country. Humidity levels will drop below critical thresholds across the mountains, valleys and adjacent plains but winds may stay just below critical fire weather criteria. Winds increase for Friday and Saturday as another upper trough takes shape across the western U.S. H7 temperatures increase to +20C and downslope/compressional warming boosts temperatures to around 100 to 105 for the lower Arkansas River Valley, with lower to mid 90s for the El Paso County, and 80s to around 90 for the high valleys. These areas may need Heat Advisories for both Friday and Saturday as overnight lows stay quite warm as well (60s to low 70s across the plains). H7 winds increase to around 25-30 kts which combined with deep mixing should allow surface winds to gust above 25 mph across much of the area. Fuels have been deemed critical across our western mountains so another round of Fire Weather highlights look likely both days. Southwest flow begins to pick up some moisture and spread it across the eastern half of the district by early next week. This will spell in increase in afternoon thunderstorms, though western areas may miss out this chance. Temperatures aloft begin to cool some as the upper trough shifts eastward, though gusty afternoon winds will continue. Temperatures drop back into the 90s for highs across the plains which should take the edge off the need for heat highlights. Will need to watch the low level moisture return closely as western areas may still be close to critical fire weather thresholds even with a bit of a cool down. Mid/high based moisture out west could also spell lightning starts if sufficient depth exists to generate convection. This will be monitored closely. -KT && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 526 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 MVFR stratus will skirt to the east of KCOS this morning with gusty northerly winds off the Palmer Divide expected to keep them out of the terminal unless winds shift easterly sooner than expected. Thunderstorms will develop over the mountains around 19z and could affect the KCOS and KPUB terminals as early as 20-21z with gusty outflow winds up to 40 to 50 kts and large hail and heavy rain if they take a direct hit. This will last through 00z to 01z before they move east of the terminals with breezy winds dominated by thunderstorm outflows through 01-02z before becoming light north to northeasterly overnight under clearing skies. KALS will see gusty southwest winds spread into the terminal by 17z with gusts up to 30 kts in the afternoon as winds gradually shift around from the northwest to north. Winds will become light into the early evening then shift around from the east briefly between 05-08z and gust up to 20 kts as easterly winds pour through La Veta Pass and into the TAF sites. Light southeasterly winds will take over after 08-09z under clear skies. -KT && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Red Flag Warning from 10 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening for COZ220-223. && SHORT TERM...EHR LONG TERM...KT AVIATION...KT
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 333 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 COZ058>089-093>099-180945- 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- 333 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight For the plains..Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, mainly along and east of the I-25 corridor, and northeast of a line from Colorado City to Kim. Main risks with storms today will be damaging winds with gusts up to 80 mph, large hail up to 3 inches in diameter, and possibly a tornado or two. Over the high country..critical fire weather conditions are expected, with single digit relative humidity values and west winds gusting to 35 mph. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for the San Juans, La Garitas, and the central mountains from 10 am through 9 pm this evening. Please avoid activities that could start a wildfire today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Hot and dry conditions will return for late week into next weekend with temperatures expected to soar to around 100 by Thursday across portions of the southeast plains, and into the 100-105 degree range for Friday and Saturday. Temperatures in the valleys will warm into the 80s to around 90, with 60s and 70s for the mountains. Heat Advisories may be needed for portions of the lower elevations Friday and Saturday. Meanwhile, hot, dry and windy conditions will return for the mountains where critical fire weather conditions will be possible where vegetation is receptive to fire. This is most likely to occur across the Eastern San Juans, La Garitas and the Central mountains of Lake and Chaffee Counties both Friday and Saturday. Thunderstorms may return to the forecast for Sunday into early next week which will help cool temperatures off slightly, though readings will stay above normal. Gusty winds and lightning will be the primary risks with thunderstorms with brief heavy rainfall and small hail possible with the stronger storms across the southeast plains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely over portions of the region. EHR/31
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:54 UTC.
24 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Confirmed tornado northeast of Divide, in Teller County. Rating was EF-1 with winds estimated at 106 mph.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in Pueblo from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in Huerfano County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell in Huerfano County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell in Las Animas County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in Las Animas County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in Las Animas County from severe thunderstorms.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 2025Warnings in Colorado, June 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1273081, 1273082, 1273105, 1273083, 1273084, 1273085, 1273086, 1273087, 1273088, 1273089, 1273090, 1273091, 1273092, 1273093, 1273094, 1273095, 1273096, 1273097, 1273098, 1273099, 1273100, 1273101, 1273102, 1273103, 1273104.