Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 1995, 3:30 PM MDT for Custer County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 1995, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1995, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Custer County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 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 182130 RRA SVRPUB COC027-182230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY APPROACHING GREENWOOD AND WETMORE BY 400 PM MDT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HAIL GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AT 330 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS STORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENWOOD OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTCLIFFE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE WARNING. GO TO A STRONG BUILDING AND GET TO THE LOWEST LEVEL AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LIGHTNING IS A DANGER WITH EVERY THUNDERSTORM...SO TRY TO GET INDOORS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE... GET IN A VEHICLE...DO NOT TOUCH METAL OBJECTS...AND AVOID WATER. KT
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 18, 2:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
COZ068-067-071-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 224 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH TELLER...FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTY... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN TELLER COUNTY AND NORTH CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST TELLER AND NORTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. AT 220 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF MODERATE TO STRONTHUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF FLORISSANT IN WESTERN TELLER COUNTY TO 20 MILES WEST OF CANYON CITY IN FREMONT COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. @ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST UPDATES. KT
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:30 PM MDT, 1 hour before
COZ068-067-071-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 224 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH TELLER...FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTY... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN TELLER COUNTY AND NORTH CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST TELLER AND NORTHWEST EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. AT 220 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF MODERATE TO STRONTHUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF FLORISSANT IN WESTERN TELLER COUNTY TO 20 MILES WEST OF CANON CITY IN FREMONT COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WEbRE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST UPDATES. KT
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:07 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
COZ077-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 307 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE OVER HIGHWAY 160 JUST WEST OF KIM BETWEEN 315 AND 345 PM MDT. THIS STORM WILL BRING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AT 305 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM 10 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF KIM. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. KT
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:20 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
COZ068-069-070-071-072-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 320 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR EL PASO COUNTY... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EL PASO COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS AREA BY 330 PM MDT...AND INTO THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BETWEEN 345 AND 415 PM MDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. THIS STORM WILL BE APPROACHING WETMORE AND GREENWOOD BY 415 PM MDT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AT 315 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ONE STORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANYON CITY. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. KT
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:20 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
COZ068-069-070-071-072-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 320 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR EL PASO COUNTY... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EL PASO COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS AREA BY 330 PM MDT...AND INTO THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BETWEEN 345 AND 415 PM MDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. THIS STORM WILL BE APPROACHING WETMORE AND GREENWOOD BY 415 PM MDT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AT 315 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ONE STORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANON CITY. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. KT
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:22 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
COZ068-069-070-071-072-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 320 PM MDT TUE JUL 18 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR EL PASO COUNTY... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EL PASO COUNTY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS...CASCADE AND MANITOU SPRINGS AREA BY 330 PM MDT...AND INTO THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA BETWEEN 345 AND 415 PM MDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. THIS STORM WILL BE APPROACHING WETMORE AND GREENWOOD BY 415 PM MDT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. AT 315 PM MDT PUEBLO DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ONE STORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANON CITY. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. KT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.