Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 1994, 2:51 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 1994, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 1994, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Otero County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 717 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPUB 042049 RRA SVRPUB COC089-042130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 251 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY AT 245 PM MDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY...ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF FOWLER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST 25 MPH...AND IS LIKELY TO BE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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, Oct 4, 11:30 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
COZ012-013-014-016-023-060>066-042230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO WEATHER UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALAMOSA CO 1130 AM MDT TUE OCT 04 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM PRESENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE SYSTEM IS CAUSING A MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM MOISTURE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THEREFORE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH SNOW SHOWERS FALLING ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. THE FORECAST IS CALLING FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DELOZIER
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 11:32 AM MDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
COZ012-013-014-016-023-060>066-042230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO WEATHER UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALAMOSA CO 1130 AM MDT TUE OCT 04 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM PRESENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE SYSTEM IS CAUSING A MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM MOISTURE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO. THEREFORE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH SNOW SHOWERS FALLING ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. THE FORECAST IS CALLING FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DELOZIER
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 2:41 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
COZ071-072-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 241 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLORADO SPRINGS...MONUMENT ...CALHAN...PEYTON...AND ELLICOTT. AT 235 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT LIMON INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS IN CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY NEAR ELLICOTT. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF EL PASO COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALL MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL LAST NIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR MOVE FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE CITY AND COUNTY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS LAST NIGHT RANGED FROM A THIRD OF AN INCH TO 3 AND 4 INCHES IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CITY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALLS OVER THE AREA IN THE 1 INCH OR GREATER RANGE IS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...SMALL HAIL IN LARGE QUANTITIES...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ALSO...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE MUDSLIDES AS HILLSIDES ARE DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. MAXWELL
Special weather statement, Oct 4, 2:45 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
COZ071-072-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 241 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 1994 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLORADO SPRINGS...MONUMENT ...CALHAN...PEYTON...AND ELLICOTT. AT 235 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT LIMON INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS IN CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY NEAR ELLICOTT. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF EL PASO COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALL MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL LAST NIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ALERT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR MOVE FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE CITY AND COUNTY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS LAST NIGHT RANGED FROM A THIRD OF AN INCH TO 3 AND 4 INCHES IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CITY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALLS OVER THE AREA IN THE 1 INCH OR GREATER RANGE IS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...SMALL HAIL IN LARGE QUANTITIES...STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ALSO...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE MUDSLIDES AS HILLSIDES ARE DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. MAXWELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 33 min |
| Oct 4, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| Oct 4, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 50 min |
| Oct 4, 4:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Oct 4, 4:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 26 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.