Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 22, 2005Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2005, 5:15 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2005, 5:15 PM MDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2005, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 306 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 5521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS55 KPUB 222316
SVRPUB
COC071-230015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0013.050522T2315Z-050523T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
515 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
  THIS INCLUDES TRINIDAD

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT.

* AT 510 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND WILL AFFECT TRINIDAD AROUND 525
  PM.

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 3722 10464 3702 10464 3700 10404 3730 10403

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 222324
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
523 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

COC071-230015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050523T0015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
523 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 520 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR TRINIDAD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TRINIDAD...INTERSTATE 25 AND 
RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.

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 3722 10460 3703 10460 3702 10404 3730 10403

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 222332
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
531 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

COC071-230015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050523T0015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
531 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 525 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR TRINIDAD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TRINIDAD...INTERSTATE 25 AND 
RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.

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 3722 10457 3702 10459 3702 10404 3730 10403

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 222341
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
540 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

COC071-230015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050523T0015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
540 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 535 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL
UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR TRINIDAD...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...INCLUDING TRINIDAD.

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN TRINIDAD AT 520 PM.

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 3722 10452 3704 10455 3702 10404 3730 10403

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 222352
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
550 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

COC071-230015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050523T0015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
550 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 546 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE 
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS 
COUNTY...ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF TRINIDAD...SHOWING LITTLE MOVEMENT .

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN 
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM TRINIDAD TO THE NEW 
MEXICO BORDER.

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 3718 10450 3704 10458 3702 10404 3732 10406

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 230003
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
603 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

COC071-230015-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050523T0015Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
603 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

AT 559 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF TRINIDAD...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.

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 3718 10450 3701 10459 3702 10404 3730 10405

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.