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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 14, 1993Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1993, 6:47 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 1993, 6:47 PM MDT (00:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 1993, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Whole counties

County Pueblo County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 00:00Z on 1993-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 00:00Z on 1993-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KPUB 150046 RRA
SVRPUB
COC101-150115-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  715 PM MDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
 
   ...NORTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY
 
AT 645 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES
AN HOUR.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTFORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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, Jun 14, 3:23 PM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
COZ010-015-016-142230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

...MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...

AT 320 PM MDT ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY...NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF MONUMENT PARK.  ANOTHER STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THE NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO BORDER SOUTH OF
TRINIDAD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO BORDER
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

OTHER STRONG SHORT LIVED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AROUND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
COZ010-015-016-142230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

...MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...

AT 320 PM MDT ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY...NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF MONUMENT PARK.  ANOTHER STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THE NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO BORDER SOUTH OF
TRINIDAD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO BORDER
SHOULD USE CAUTION.

OTHER STRONG SHORT LIVED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AROUND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
COZ010-015-016-142330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...

AT 415 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST
OF TRINIDAD NEAR THE STATE BORDER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS ALONG
THE HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY LINE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TRINIDAD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
COZ010-015-016-142330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...

AT 415 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWEST
OF TRINIDAD NEAR THE STATE BORDER...ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS ALONG
THE HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY LINE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TRINIDAD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
COZ014-011-04-150030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
510 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

AT 510PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS 25 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS NEAR PALMER LAKE ON THE
BORDER OF EL PASO AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST ABOUT 10 MPH...AND DISSIPATED
AFTER MOVING OFF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN AREA COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND ALL ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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

JKH
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
COZ014-011-04-150030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
510 PM MDT MON JUN 14 1993

AT 510PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS 25 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS NEAR PALMER LAKE ON THE
BORDER OF EL PASO AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST ABOUT 10 MPH...AND DISSIPATED
AFTER MOVING OFF THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN AREA COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...AND ALL ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

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

JKH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo31 min

Nearby

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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.