Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 1995, 7:55 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 1995, 7:55 PM MDT (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 1995, 8:25 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kiowa County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 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
- 3159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 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 220155 SVRPUB COC061-220300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 755 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...KIOWA COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR WILL MOVE ALONG HIGHWAY 96 MOVING INTO THE VICINITY OF HASWELL BY 800 PM MDT. BY 830 PM MDT THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF EADS. AT 755 PM MDT THIS SEVERE STORM WAS 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HASWELL. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOO DED UNDERPASSES OR FAST MOVING WATER ON ROADS.
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, May 21, 3:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
COZ067-071-212325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 324 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION.... AT 330 PM LIMON RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF ABUNDANT SURFACE MOISTURE AND A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING EAST FROM THE FRONT RANGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORMS. DRYER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD PUSH IN FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT TO BRING IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOPE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE BUT STILL MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDfS, AND SMALL HAIL. ...LOMBARDI...
Special weather statement, May 21, 4:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
COZ075-077-212315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 418 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH THROUGH 500 PM ACROSS OPEN COUNTR0Y OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 350 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 160. AT 415 PM...THE STORM WAS 10 MILES EAST OF MODEL. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. RUBIN
Special weather statement, May 21, 4:53 PM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
COZ073-220000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 452 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN BEULAH... RYE AND COLORADO CITY AND ALONG HIGHWAYS 78...165 AND I-25 SOUTH OF PUEBLO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO CITY AT 452 PM. RUBIN
Special weather statement, May 21, 5:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
COZ071-220120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 518 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES COLORADO SPRINGS.... AT 515 PM MST LIMON RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUST0Y WINDS SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS IN COLORADO SPRINGS SHOULD STAY CLOSE TO THEIR NOAA WEATHER RADIO THE WEATHER CHANNEL OR LOCAL TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, May 21, 5:49 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
COZ071-220050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 547 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVES ACROSS COLORADO SPRINGS.... AT 545 PM MST LIMON RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ONE MILE SOUTH OF PETERSON FIELD OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF SECURITY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS IN COLORADO SPRINGS SHOULD STAY CLOSE TO THEIR NOAA WEATHER RADIO THE WEATHER CHANNEL OR LOCAL TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ...LOMBARDI...
Special weather statement, May 21, 6:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
COZ071-220110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 607 PM MDT SUN MAY 21 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER LAKE... AT 600 PM MDT LIMON RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER LAKE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS IN& PALMER LAKE AND MONUMENT AND POINTS EAST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ..LOMBARDI..
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 68 min |
| May 21, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| May 22, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 60 min |
| May 22, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 47 min |
| May 22, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 61 min |
| May 22, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 60 min |
| May 22, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 60 min |
| May 22, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 40 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.