Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 1993, 4:48 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 1993, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 1993, 5:29 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pueblo County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 365 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPUB 202249 SVRPUB COC101-202345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 448 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDES COLORADO CITY AND RYE AT 445 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES EAST OF COLORADO CITY IN SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY. THE STORM WAS BUILDING TO THE NORTHWEST AND SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE dTORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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 20, 4:00 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 357 PM MDT TUE JULY 20 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 350 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EAST FREMONT...NORTHWEST HUERFANO... SOUTH PUEBLO AND NORTHEAST HUERFANO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH BEULAH...IN SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY...AT AROUND 310 PM PRODUCED NEARLY A HALF INCH OF RAIN AND HAIL 7/8 INCH DIAMETER. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF BEULAH AT 315 PM ALONG WITH 0.70 INCH OF RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. A REMINDER THAT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. GALLEGOS
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:00 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 357 PM MDT TUE JULY 20 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 350 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EAST FREMONT...NORTHWEST HUERFANO... SOUTH PUEBLO AND NORTHEAST HUERFANO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH BEULAH...IN SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY...AT AROUND 310 PM PRODUCED NEARLY A HALF INCH OF RAIN AND HAIL 7/8 INCH DIAMETER. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF BEULAH AT 315 PM ALONG WITH 0.70 INCH OF RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. A REMINDER THAT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. GALLEGOS
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:33 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 PM MDT TUE JULY 20 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AND BECOMING STRONG... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN EAST FREMONT AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF PUEBLO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE STORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT TO THE EAST. AT 412 PM THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 23 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO. AT 425 PM PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 16 MILES SOUTH OF CANON CITY ALONG THE CUSTER AND FREMONT COUNTY LINE. THAT SAME STORM PRODUCED 0.70 INCH OF RAIN IN THE SAME AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER THAT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. GALLEGOS
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:33 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 PM MDT TUE JULY 20 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AND BECOMING STRONG... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN EAST FREMONT AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF PUEBLO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE STORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT TO THE EAST. AT 412 PM THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 23 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO. AT 425 PM PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 16 MILES SOUTH OF CANON CITY ALONG THE CUSTER AND FREMONT COUNTY LINE. THAT SAME STORM PRODUCED 0.70 INCH OF RAIN IN THE SAME AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER THAT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT TONIGHT. . STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. GALLEGOS
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:43 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
COC041-039-202345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 445 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL EASTERN PLAINS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 435 PM MDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY ACROSS MANITOU SPRINGS INTO NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN ELBERT COUNTY NORTH OF ELIZABETH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. AT 420 PM...A HAM OPERATOR REPORTED HALF INCH HAIL IN WOODLAND PARK COVERING THE GROUND TO 2 TO 3 INCHES DEEP. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO FALLING IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. AT THIS TIME...THE RAINFALL IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR TO BE WATCHED. HEAVY RAINFALL IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS... MAINLY BRIARGATE...GLENEAGLE...VILLAGE SEVEN...AND AREAS AROUND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT . RAINFALLS HAVE AVERAGED 2 TO 5 INCHES THE LAST TWO DAYS IN THESE AREAS WITH SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING OBSERVED MONDAY NIGHT. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COULD PRODUCE URBAN STREET AND FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS. HANIL WILL ALSO ADD TO THE FLOOD POSSIBILITY IF SMALL HAIL IS RECEIVED IN LARGE AMOUNTS...WHICH IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MAXWELL &
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:45 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
COC041-039-202345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 445 PM MDT TUE JUL 20 1993 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL EASTERN PLAINS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 435 PM MDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY ACROSS MANITOU SPRINGS INTO NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN ELBERT COUNTY NORTH OF ELIZABETH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. AT 420 PM...A HAM OPERATOR REPORTED HALF INCH HAIL IN WOODLAND PARK COVERING THE GROUND TO 2 TO 3 INCHES DEEP. PEA SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO FALLING IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS. AT THIS TIME...THE RAINFALL IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR TO BE WATCHED. HEAVY RAINFALL IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS... MAINLY BRIARGATE...GLENEAGLE...VILLAGE SEVEN...AND AREAS AROUND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT . RAINFALLS HAVE AVERAGED 2 TO 5 INCHES THE LAST TWO DAYS IN THESE AREAS WITH SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING OBSERVED MONDAY NIGHT. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COULD PRODUCE URBAN STREET AND FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS. HAIL WILL ALSO ADD TO THE FLOOD POSSIBILITY IF SMALL HAIL IS RECEIVED IN LARGE AMOUNTS...WHICH IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MAXWELL &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 62 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.