Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 1994, 8:19 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 1994, 8:19 PM MDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 1994, 9:06 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Baca County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 2034 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KPUB 170220 RRA SVRPUB COC009-170315- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 819 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...BACA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD AT 815 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD ENTER THE TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD BETWEEN 830 AND 845 PM. 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 THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. LARSON
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 16, 6:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
COZ068>070-073>081-170140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 638 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 630 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH OF HOLLY IN NORTHEAST PROWERS COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 TO LAMAR...THEN STRETCHING SOUTHWEST TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF LAMAR AND SOUTH OF LA JUNTA ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 50 AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER BACA COUNTY AND NORTH OF TRINIDAD IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THESE AREAS OF ACTIVITY HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. LARSON
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:39 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-170140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 639 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... TELLER...EL PASO...ELBERT...LINCOLN. THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK ...CALHAN...PEYTON...KIOWA...LIMON...KARVEL AND HUGO. AT 635 PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY AND MOST OF EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. SEVERAL SEVERE CELLS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF ELBERT COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. THE PRESENT MOVEMENT OF THESE CELLS WOULD CARRY THEM INTO NORTHERN LINCOLN AND ELBERT COUNTIES IN THE NEXT HOUR. ALL ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO BE SPOTTED. DURING A TORNADO WATCH...BE READY TO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND OR TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. GOUDSWARD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-170140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 639 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... TELLER...EL PASO...ELBERT...LINCOLN. THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK ...CALHAN...PEYTON...KIOWA...LIMON...KARVEL AND HUGO. AT 635 PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY AND MOST OF EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. SEVERAL SEVERE CELLS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF ELBERT COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. THE PRESENT MOVEMENT OF THESE CELLS WOULD CARRY THEM INTO NORTHERN LINCOLN AND ELBERT COUNTIES IN THE NEXT HOUR. ALL ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO BE SPOTTED. DURING A TORNADO WATCH...BE READY TO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND OR TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAAj WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. GOUDSWARD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-170140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 639 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... TELLER...EL PASO...ELBERT...LINCOLN. THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK ...CALHAN...PEYTON...KIOWA...LIMON...KARVEL AND HUGO. AT 635 PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY AND MOST OF EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. SEVERAL SEVERE CELLS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF ELBERT COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTY. THE PRESENT MOVEMENT OF THESE CELLS WOULD CARRY THEM INTO NORTHERN LINCOLN AND ELBERT COUNTIES IN THE NEXT HOUR. ALL ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO BE SPOTTED. DURING A TORNADO WATCH...BE READY TO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND OR TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. GOUDSWARD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:33 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-170235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 733 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... TELLER...EL PASO...ELBERT...LINCOLN. THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK ...CALHAN...PEYTON...KIOWA...LIMON...KARVEL AND HUGO. AT 730 PM MDT LIMON RADAR SHOWED ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WERE OVER MAINLY UNPOPULATED AREAS BUT WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PASS CLOSE TO TRUCKTON IN THE NEXT 1/2 HOUR. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AT THE MOMENT...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...INCLUDING TORNADIC ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ALL ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO BE SPOTTED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GOUDSWARD
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:37 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-170235- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 733 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... TELLER...EL PASO...ELBERT...LINCOLN. THE WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK ...CALHAN...PEYTON...KIOWA...LIMON...KARVEL AND HUGO. AT 730 PM MDT LIMON RADAR SHOWED ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WERE OVER MAINLY UNPOPULATED AREAS BUT WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PASS CLOSE TO TRUCKTON IN THE NEXT 1/2 HOUR. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AT THE MOMENT...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...INCLUDING TORNADIC ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ALL ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO BE SPOTTED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THXE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GOUDSWARD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 64 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.