Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2010, 2:24 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2010, 2:24 PM MDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2010, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
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.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 15, 4:58 AM MDT, 9 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 4:58 AM MDT, 9 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 6:50 AM MDT, 7 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 650 AM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 COZ058>089-093>099-161300- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 650 AM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS COULD EVEN A SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A FEW OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY STORM THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS TODAY WILL BE MUCH MORE ISOLATED THAN AREAS FARTHER EAST. PRIMARY STORM THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY. INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEANS THAT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE NOTED(ESPECIALLY MOUNTAIN AND WESTERN SECTIONS) FROM LATER MONDAY INTO NEXT WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS FROM LATER MONDAY INTO NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 200 PM MDT TODAY OVER THE PLAINS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 100 PM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 COZ074-088-151930- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 100 PM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 1256 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEGUNDO...OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:50 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 150 PM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 COZ074-088-152015- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 150 PM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... WEST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 147 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GULNARE...OR 21 MILES WEST OF TRINIDAD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GULNARE. BONCARBO. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CERU
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 60 min |
| Jul 15, 4:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 56 min |
| Jul 15, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.