Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 1996, 4:25 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 1996, 4:25 PM MDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1996, 5:10 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 5:20 PM MDT | Hail 1 | Delhi, CO |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -347 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 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 242224
SVRPUB
COC071-242310-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
425 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
* UNTIL 510 PM MDT
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
MONUMENT PARK...STONEWALL...VIGIL...WESTON AND SEGUNDO
* AT 425 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE STORM 2 MILES EAST OF MONUMENT
PARK MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO.
A FOLLOW UP STATEMENT WITH MORE DETAILS WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.
RMGWhat 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 24, 12:06 PM MDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
COZ060>081-250600- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1205 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COLORADO COUNTIES: ALAMOSA BACA BENT CHAFFEE CONEJOS COSTILLA CROWLEY CUSTER EL PASO FREMONT HUERFANO KIOWA LAS ANIMAS MINERAL OTERO PROWERS PUEBLO RIO GRANDE SAGUACHE TELLER ...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY AGAIN TODAY... THE PRESTORM ENVIRONMENT OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF YESTERDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY BUOYANT AND STRONGLY SHEARED. ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS ON THE WAY. CONSEQUENTLY...A NUMBER OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO COLD AIR IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...VERY LARGE HAIL IS AGAIN A MAJOR THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY. THE OTHER MAJOR THREAT IS TORNADOES AS STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL WIND SHEAR CAUSES STORMS TO ROTATE. DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND LOCAL FLOODING ARE ALSO THREATS FROM STORMS TODAY. SPOTTERS SHOULD AGAIN REMAIN ON STANDBY AS ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY. LW
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 1:21 PM MDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
COZ067-071-072-242025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 121 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL TO THE RAMPART RANGE...PALMER LAKE AND COLORADO SPRINGS AREAS BETWEEN 115 PM AND 2 PM MDT. AT 115 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT PUEBLO SHOWED THUNDESTORMS IN NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY...NEAR WOODLAND PARK AND NEAR THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN BRING HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. FORTUNE
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:18 PM MDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
COZ067-071>073-242120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 217 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE RAMPART RANGE WILL MOVE ACROSS FORT CARSON ONTO I-25 SHORTLY AFTER 215 PM MDT... THESE STORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO THE FORT CARSON...FOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH 230 PM MDT...BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY LINE. AT 210 PM MDT THE STORMS WERE 5 MILES WEST OF FOUNTAIN...OVER FORT CARSON. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM...5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRIPPLE CREEK AT 210 PM MDT WILL MOVE TO CRIPPLE CREEK BY 220 PM MDT. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BRING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE CRIPPLE CREEK...VIC&TOR AREAS THROUGH 240 PM MDT. GRAY
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
COZ067-071-073-242200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 253 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE FOOTHILLS AT MID AFTERNOON... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ACROSS HIGHWAY 119 AND THE FORT CARSON AREA BY 3 PM MDT. AT 250 PM MDT THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT CARSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
COZ071-073-242210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 305 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO PUEBLO BY 4 PM... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL TO THE PUEBLO AREA BY 4 PM. AT 300 PM THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
COZ063-064-242205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 315 PM MDT WED JUL 24 1996 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY... THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL TO EASTERN CONEJOS AND COSTILLA COUNTIES BETWEEN 315 PM AND 415 PM MDT. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO LA JARA AND CROSS HIGHWAY 285 BY 320 PM...THEN MOVE TO SAN LUIS IN COSTILLA COUNTY BY 415 PM MDT. AT 312 PM MDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMOSA. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A LIGHTNING STORM...FIND A LOW SPOT. SHELTER YOURSELF UNDER SHORTER TREES. AVOID ISOLATED...TALL TREES. STAY AWAY FROM WATER...POWER POLES AND METAL OBJECTS... SUCH AS A FENCE ROW OR GOLF CLUBS. IF IN A GROUP...STAY APART. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK...OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THE VICTIM. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEME"NTS ON THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION IN THE VALLEY. GRAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
| Jul 23, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 6:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 7:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 63 min |
| Jul 23, 7:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 7:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 7:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 62 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.