Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 1994, 4:48 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 1994, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 1994, 5:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kiowa County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 292249 RRA SVRPUB COC061-292330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 448 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...EAST CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY AT 445 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF EADS MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN EADS AND BRANDON BY 515 PM. 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 zON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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 29, 3:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
COZ068>070-073>081-292210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 309 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTH OF WALSENBURG AT 3 PM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL AS IT MOVED THROUGH EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY TO THE SOUTHEAST 30 MPH. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND IN NORTHERN BACA TO SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTIES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 PM MDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DETECTED...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
COZ068>070-073>081-292210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 309 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTH OF WALSENBURG AT 3 PM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL AS IT MOVED THROUGH EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY TO THE SOUTHEAST 30 MPH. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND IN NORTHERN BACA TO SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTIES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 PM MDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DETECTED...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
COZ068>070-073>081-292210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTH OF WALSENBURG AT 3 PM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL AS THEY MOVED THROUGH EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY TO THE SOUTHEAST 30 MPH. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND IN NORTHERN BACA TO SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTIES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 PM MDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DETECTED...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
COZ068>070-073>081-292210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTH OF WALSENBURG AT 3 PM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL AS THEY MOVED THROUGH EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY TO THE SOUTHEAST 30 MPH. OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND IN NORTHERN BACA TO SOUTHERN PROWERS COUNTIES. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 PM MDT... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DETECTED...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONC4ERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 4:10 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-292315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 410 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM THIS FRIDAY EVENING. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN ELBERT...EL PASO... AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... THIS WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO LIMON...COLORADO SPRINGS... YODER...HUGO...CALHAN AND KARVEL... AT 405 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF VICTOR IN SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY ...OR 20 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL COLORADO CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE OBSERVED OR A WARNING ISSUED. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GOUDSWARD
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 4:14 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
COZ041-046-047-067-071-072-292315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 410 PM MDT FRI JUL 29 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM THIS FRIDAY EVENING. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN ELBERT...EL PASO... AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... THIS WATCH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO LIMON...COLORADO SPRINGS... YODER...HUGO...CALHAN AND KARVEL... AT 405 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF VICTOR IN SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY ...OR 20 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL COLORADO CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE OBSERVED OR A WARNING ISSUED. 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. 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 29, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.