Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 30, 2005El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2005, 8:42 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 2005, 8:42 PM MDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2005, 9:42 PM MDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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
Jun 30, 8:48 PM MDT	HAIL 0.75	2 Nw Ellicott, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 676 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS55 KPUB 010242
SVRPUB
COC041-010415-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0101.050701T0242Z-050701T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
842 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT.

* AT 835 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR
  ELLICOTT...OR 20 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND WAS MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER YODER BY 855 PM MDT.
  OVER RUSH BY 915 PM MDT.

IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE
THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST
PROTECTION.

LAT...LON 3897 10446 3880 10449 3868 10406 3895 10406

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 010251
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
850 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

COC041-010415-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050701T0415Z/
EL PASO CO-
850 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM MDT...

AT 849 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL IN ELLICOTT.  THIS STORM WAS 
CENTERED NEAR ELLICOTT...OR ABOUT 26 MILES EAST OF COLORADO 
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER YODER BY 855 PM MDT.
  5 MILES NORTH OF TRUCKTON BY 905 PM MDT.
  OVER RUSH BY 910 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 3897 10446 3880 10449 3868 10406 3895 10406

$$

HODANISH

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 010302
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
900 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

COC041-010415-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050701T0415Z/
EL PASO CO-
900 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM MDT...

AT 859 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR
ELLICOTT...OR ABOUT 24 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL BETWEEN THE SIZE 
OF PENNIES AND GOLF BALLS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER YODER BY 910 PM MDT...
  OVER RUSH BY 935 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 3897 10446 3873 10449 3855 10406 3895 10406

$$

HODANISH

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 010315
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
912 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

COC041-010415-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050701T0415Z/
EL PASO CO-
912 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM MDT...

AT 911 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY. 

THE FIRST STORM WAS CENTERED 7 MILES EAST OF ELLICOTT...OR ABOUT 30 
MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SECOND STORM WAS 4 MILES SOUTH OF TRUCKTON. THIS STORM WAS ALSO 
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

BOTH STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF 
QUARTERS AND WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.

BOTH OF THESE STORMS WILL EFFECT RURAL EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY 
THROUGH 1015 PM.

LAT...LON 3897 10446 3873 10449 3855 10406 3895 10406

$$

HODANISH

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 010325
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
923 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

COC041-010415-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050701T0415Z/
EL PASO CO-
923 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM MDT...

AT 922 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR
TRUCKTON...OR ABOUT 38 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY.

THE SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS UP ALONG HIGHWAY 94 IN THE YODER AND RUSH 
AREAS HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE.

LAT...LON 3877 10431 3866 10434 3853 10405 3879 10406

$$

HODANISH

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 010342
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
942 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

COC041-010352-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050701T0415Z/
EL PASO CO-
942 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELED...

AT 937 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS 
MOVED OUT OF EL PASO COUNTY AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT 
TO PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3877 10431 3866 10434 3853 10405 3879 10406

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 7:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	60 min
Jun 30, 8:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Otero	55 min
Jun 30, 9:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	48 min
Jun 30, 9:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	90 min
Jun 30, 9:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley	53 min
Jun 30, 10:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	32 min
Jul 1, 5:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Kiowa	63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.