Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1994, 2:25 AM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 15 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1994, 2:25 AM MDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1994, 2:40 AM MDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KPUB 100825 RRA SVRPUB COC061-099-100900- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 225 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHERIDAN LAKE AT 222 AM MDT AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND 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 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
Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:30 AM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
1230 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994
STORM REPORT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 9 1994
TIME (MDT) COUNTY/LOCATION EVENT
---------------------------------------------------------------
2118 KIOWA/9 MI NORTH OF BRANDON 1 INCH HAIL
1.30 INCH RAIN
2134 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE 2 INCH HAIL
2145 KIOWA/TOWNER 1/2 HAIL
2207 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE FUNNEL CLOUD
2245 CROWLEY/ 2 MILES SOUTH TORNADO
SUGAR CITY
2255 OTERO/10 MILES NORTH LA JUNTA 2 TORNADOES
NEAR CHERAW
2259 OTERO/ CHERAW BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
2310 PROWERS/2 MILES WEST OF STRONG WINDS...SHINGLES
HARTMAN (61 E LHX) OFF ROOFS
2343 BENT/ SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS FUNNEL CLOUDS
2353 PROWERS/19 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLY BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
WUUS01KDDC -Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:30 AM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
1230 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994
STORM REPORT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 9 1994
TIME (MDT) COUNTY/LOCATION EVENT
---------------------------------------------------------------
2118 KIOWA/9 MI NORTH OF BRANDON 1 INCH HAIL
1.30 INCH RAIN
2134 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE 2 INCH HAIL
2145 KIOWA/TOWNER 1/2 HAIL
2207 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE FUNNEL CLOUD
2245 CROWLEY/ 2 MILES SOUTH TORNADO
SUGAR CITY
2255 OTERO/10 MILES NORTH LA JUNTA 2 TORNADOES
NEAR CHERAW
2259 OTERO/ CHERAW BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
2310 PROWERS/2 MILES WEST OF STRONG WINDS...SHINGLES
HARTMAN (61 E LHX) OFF ROOFS
2343 BENT/ SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS FUNNEL CLOUDS
2353 PROWERS/19 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLY BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
WUUS01KDDC -Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT UPDATED...UPDATED 2340 MDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
100 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994
STORM REPORT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 9 1994
TIME (MDT) COUNTY/LOCATION EVENT
---------------------------------------------------------------
2118 KIOWA/9 MI NORTH OF BRANDON 1 INCH HAIL
1.30 INCH RAIN
2134 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE 2 INCH HAIL
2145 KIOWA/TOWNER 1/2 HAIL
2207 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE FUNNEL CLOUD
2245 CROWLEY/ 2 MILES SOUTH TORNADO
SUGAR CITY
2255 OTERO/10 MILES NORTH LA JUNTA 2 TORNADOES
NEAR CHERAW
2259 OTERO/ CHERAW BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
2310 PROWERS/2 MILES WEST OF STRONG WINDS...SHINGLES
HARTMAN (61 E LHX) OFF ROOFS
2340 PROWER/LAMAR 3/4 INCH HAIL
2343 BENT/ SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS FUNNEL CLOUDS
2353 PROWERS/19 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLY BASEBALL SIZE HAILLocal storm report, Jun 10, 1:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT UPDATED...UPDATED 2340 MDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO, CO
100 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994
STORM REPORT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 9 1994
TIME (MDT) COUNTY/LOCATION EVENT
---------------------------------------------------------------
2118 KIOWA/9 MI NORTH OF BRANDON 1 INCH HAIL
1.30 INCH RAIN
2134 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE 2 INCH HAIL
2145 KIOWA/TOWNER 1/2 HAIL
2207 KIOWA/SHERIDAN LAKE FUNNEL CLOUD
2245 CROWLEY/ 2 MILES SOUTH TORNADO
SUGAR CITY
2255 OTERO/10 MILES NORTH LA JUNTA 2 TORNADOES
NEAR CHERAW
2259 OTERO/ CHERAW BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
2310 PROWERS/2 MILES WEST OF STRONG WINDS...SHINGLES
HARTMAN (61 E LHX) OFF ROOFS
2340 PROWER/LAMAR 3/4 INCH HAIL
2343 BENT/ SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS FUNNEL CLOUDS
2353 PROWERS/19 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLY BASEBALL SIZE HAILSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 1:45 AM MDT, 40 minutes before
COZ078-080-100845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 145 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY AT 145 AM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHERIDAN LAKE AND MOVING SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE ACROSS SHERIDAN LAKE BY 2 AM MDT. PEOPLE IN EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...ESPECIALL SHERIDAN LAKE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WITH THIS STORM. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:50 AM MDT, 35 minutes before
COZ078-080-100845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 145 AM MDT FRI JUN 10 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY AT 145 AM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHERIDAN LAKE AND MOVING SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE ACROSS SHERIDAN LAKE BY 2 AM MDT. PEOPLE IN EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...ESPECIALL SHERIDAN LAKE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTSL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WITH THIS STORM. GRAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 9:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 10:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 10:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 10:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 10:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 11:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 11:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 28 min |
| Jun 9, 11:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 11:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 12:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 46 min |
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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.