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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 29, 1992Bent County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 1992, 4:35 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 40 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 1992, 4:35 PM MDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 1992, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Whole counties

County Bent County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 1992-07-29Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 1992-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2777 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPUB 292235
SVRPUB
COC011-292330-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
435 PM MDT WED JUL 29 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTY

   IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF COLORADO
      NORTH CENTRAL BENT

 THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND CITIES...LAS ANIMAS
 ...FORT LYON AND HASTY.

AT 430 PM MDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHERN BENT
COUNTY...ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF LAS ANIMAS. HAIL WAS INDICATED
WITH THESE STORMS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE NEAR FORT LYON AND HASTY BEFORE 5 PM MDT.

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.

 BOATERS...FISHERS AND OTHER PEOPLE AT THE JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR
 SHOULD ALSO BE OFF THE WATER. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF THESE STORMS
 CAN EASILY CAPSIZE YOUR BOAT. DO NOT REMAIN NEAR THE WATER DURING
 A THUNDERSTORM.

GRAY

What 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, Jul 29, 1:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
COZ004-011-292015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
115 PM MDT WED JUL 29 1992

AT 115PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS NEAR
THE PARK/TELLER COUNTY LINE.

THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH
AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.X..HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
STRONG GUSTY WIND.

FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

CROWLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
COZ004-011-292115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
210 PM MDT WED JUL 29 1992

AT 210PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING...SOME
STRONG...FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
OF COLORADO SPRINGS IN EL PASO COUNTY...AND 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS IN TELLER COUNTY.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.

ALL OF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 20
MPH.

PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

CROWLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
COZ009-292300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALAMOSA CO
235 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE REST OF
THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PERSONS IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THREATENING WEATHER AND
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. THE SAFEST PLACE DURING A
THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND
OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL OR STATE POLICE FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL
NEWS MEDIA.

BTK
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
COZ014-015-016-292245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
250 PM MDT WED JUL 29 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO PUEBLO COUNTY...

AT 245 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE IN SOUTHWEST EL PASO
COUNTY SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST
15 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY AROUND 3 PM MDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 49 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLOCKED AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL
AIRPORT AT 248 PM MDT AHEAD OF THESE STORMS...AND MORE GUSTY WINDS
SHOULD BE EXPECTED UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. IN ADDITION...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PUEBLO.

PEOPLE IN TH E PUEBLO AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE STORMS MOVING
TOWARD THE CITY. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES.

GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:37 PM MDT, 58 minutes before
COZ015-016-292245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
335 PM MDT WED JUL 29 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED INTO THE PUEBLO AREA...

AT 330 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAD ENTERED PUEBLO COUNTY
AND WERE OVER AND WEST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS
WAS STILL AROUND 15 MPH TO THE SOUTHEAST...AND THE STRONGEST PART OF
THE STORMS SHOULD BE SOUTH OF PUEBLO AROUND 4 PM MDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 48 MPH OCCURRED AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT JUST AFTER
3 PM AS THE STORMS APPROACHED THE CITY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AS LONG AS THE STORMS ARE IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE IN PUEBLO COUNTY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN THE PUEBLO AREA...AND THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PUEBLO COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THESE STORMS IN PUEBLO COUNTY.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
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GRAY

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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.