Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1993, 12:45 AM MDT for Baca County, Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1993, 12:45 AM MDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1993, 1:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDEN 260648 RRA
SVRPUB
COC009-011-099-260730-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1245 AM MDT SAT JUN 26 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
BACA AND BENT COUNTIES
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
SPRINGFIELD...TOONERVILLE...AND TWO BUTTES
AT 1244 AM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAS ANIMAS AND ANOTHER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN DENVER.
IMY
LAT...LON 3750 10229 3719 10262 3792 10331 3807 10294What 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 25, 8:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
COZ016-260300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 825 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL... AT 820 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF TRINIDAD COLORADO IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO 35 MILES WEST. THIS STORM WAS SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT MOMUMENT LAKE 36 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD. IN THE CITY OF TRINIDAD VERY SMALL HAIL FELL FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. THE STORM WAS SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER. CASEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
COZ016-260500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1005 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY... AT 1000 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL WERE IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY 20 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BENT COUNTY BY 930 PM. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS WELL AS THE HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL. REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER. CASEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:08 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
COZ016-260500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1005 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY... AT 1000 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL WERE IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY 20 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BENT COUNTY BY 930 PM. THUNDERSTORMS COULDj PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS WELL AS THE HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL. REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER. CASEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:45 PM MDT, 2 hours before
COZ016-260600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1045 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY... AT 1040 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL WERE IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY THE STRONGEST WAS 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS WELL AS THE HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL. REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER. CASEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
COZ016-260600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1045 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY... AT 1040 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL WERE IN SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY THE STRONGEST WAS 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA. THE STORMS WERE SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNI NG AS WELL AS THE HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL. REMAIN ALERT AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER. CASEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
COZ016-260630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO ISSUED BY NWS DENVER COLORADO 1130 PM MDT FRI JUN 25 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN OTERO COUNTY... AT 1130 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN OTERO COUNTY. ONE CENTER WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA. ANOTHER CELL WAS LOCATED 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA AND A THIRD THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND COULD MOVE INTO WESTERN BENT COUNTY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM MDT THREATENING THE TOWN OF TOONERVILLE. MOVE INDOORS IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. THEY ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING BOLTS AND PERHAPS SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING OF STREETS IF HEAVY RAIN IS ENCOUNTERED ON ROADS IN OTERO AND WESTERN BENT COUNTIES SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50. GCF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 11:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 1:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 2:23 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 22 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.