Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 1993, 8:01 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 1993, 8:01 PM MDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 1993, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 2526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 412 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 050202 RRA SVRPUB COC025-089-050230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 801 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY AT 755 PM MDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST CROWLEY COUNTY...4 MILES NORTH OF ORDWAY. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE SUGAR CITY...CHERAW AREA...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MILES NORTH OF LA JUNTA... SHORTLY AFTER 8 PM MDT. 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HA@IL...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 ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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, Aug 4, 6:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-050130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 622 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 9 PM MDT... AT 615 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS ALONG THE PUEBLO AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE...NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS IN EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...SOME WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. ALSO... SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRO`DUCING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-050130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED LOCATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 622 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL 9 PM MDT... AT 615 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS ALONG THE PUEBLO AND EL PASO COUNTY LINE...NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS IN EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...SOME WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. ALSO... SOME STORMpS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
COC041-039-073-063-017-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 700 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 700 PM THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS AT THIS TIME IN SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY 25 TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND IN LINCOLN COUNTY 25 MILES NORTHEAST AND 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIMON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HUBER
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 7:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
COC041-039-073-063-017-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 700 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 700 PM THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS AT THIS TIME IN SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY 25 TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND IN LINCOLN COUNTY 25 MILES NORTHEAST AND 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIMON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HUBER
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 7:57 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
COC041-073-063-017-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 800 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 800 PM THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY..ABOUT 40 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF LIMON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..HAIL..FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COL.ORADO THIS EVENING SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HAVILL
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 8:00 PM MDT, 1 minute before
COC041-073-063-017-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 800 PM MDT WED AUG 4 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 800 PM THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING..SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY..ABOUT 40 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF LIMON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..HAIL..FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HAVILL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 7:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 27 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.