Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 1992, 8:21 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 1992, 8:21 PM MDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 1992, 9:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Prowers County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:12 PM MDT | Tornado F0 | Prowers, CO |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPUB 210221
SVRPUB
COC099-210330-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
821 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF COLORADO
CENTRAL PROWERS
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND CITIES...GRANADA
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF GRANADA COLORADO IN
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THIS
STORM COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY...
AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
CASEYWhat 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:23 PM MDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-202215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 220 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT 215 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO FROM AROUND SALIDA DOWN TO AROUND LA VETA IN HUERFANO COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD REMAIN CALM BUT PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER IN THEIR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINR AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:00 PM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-202255- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT 250 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS FROM NEAR SALIDA ALONG THE FREMONT...CHAFFEE COUNTY LINES TO SOUTHWEST OF TRINIDAD NEAR THE COLORADO...NEW MEXICO BORDER. STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL WERE IN SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTY NEAR WETMORE...AND SOUTHWEST OF TRINIDAD. THESE STORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND WERE MOVING EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER IN THEIR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO MOVE T+O SAFE SHELTER WITHOUT DELAY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:02 PM MDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
COZ014-202200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 300 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF EASTERN COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES..EL PASO-ELBERT-LINCOLN-WESTERN CHEYENNE AND WESTERN KIT CARSON. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS.. WOODLAND PARK..LIMON..CASTLE ROCK AND KIOWA. AT 3PM..THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF DECKERS..ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS..AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF NECESSARY. HAVILL
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
COZ014-202325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 325 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF EASTERN COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES..EL PASO-ELBERT-LINCOLN-WESTERN CHEYENNE AND WESTERN KIT CARSON. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS.. WOODLAND PARK..LIMON..CASTLE ROCK AND KIOWA. AT 315PM..THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF WESTCREEK..ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS OR 15 MILES NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK..MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF NECESSARY. HAVILL
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:44 PM MDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-202340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 340 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 800 PM MDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT 335 PM MDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH POSSIBLE HAIL WAS IN CUSTER COUNTY...FROM 7 MILES EAST OF WESTCLIFFE TO NEAR WETMORE OR IN AN AREA FROM 25 TO 40 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST 15 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR THIS STORM IN CUSTER COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE TO A PLACE OF STURDY SHELTER I'F THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 7:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
COZ013-014-016-017-210200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 700 PM MDT SAT JUN 20 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR EASTERN COLORADO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA...HOWEVER THEY ARE STILL SCATTERED IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN...KIT CARSON AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 8PM MDT THIS EVENING. PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AND TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF IT DEVELOPS. RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. GURNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 22 min |
| Jun 21, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.