Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2011, 5:16 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 59 min. 2 reports 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
- Jul 21, 2011, 5:16 PM MDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2011, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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 21, 5:17 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 E La Junta, CO | |
| Jul 21, 5:24 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | La Junta, 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 WUUS55 KPUB 212316 SVRPUB COC011-061-089-099-220015- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0101.110721T2316Z-110722T0015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 516 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 615 PM MDT * AT 514 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 18 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE...WILEY...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3844 10322 3822 10256 3776 10323 3791 10364 TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 213DEG 29KT 3795 10320 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN $$ SR
4 follow-up statements
848 WWUS55 KPUB 212328 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 528 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 COC011-061-089-099-220015- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110722T0015Z/ OTERO CO-PROWERS CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 528 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN BENT...NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT... AT 523 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 21 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE...WILEY...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3777 10325 3793 10362 3844 10322 3822 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 213DEG 29KT 3803 10313 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN $$ SR
929 WWUS55 KPUB 212339 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 539 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 COC011-061-089-099-220015- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110722T0015Z/ OTERO CO-PROWERS CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 539 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BENT...NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT... AT 537 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR 25 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HASTY...MCCLAVE...WILEY AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3782 10322 3798 10358 3844 10322 3822 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 213DEG 29KT 3810 10307 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN $$ SR
012 WWUS55 KPUB 212352 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 552 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 COC011-061-089-099-220015- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110722T0015Z/ OTERO CO-PROWERS CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 552 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BENT...NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT... AT 551 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HASTY...OR 22 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MCCLAVE AND WILEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3796 10311 3810 10345 3844 10322 3822 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 213DEG 29KT 3819 10300 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN $$ SR
010 WWUS55 KPUB 220011 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 611 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 COC011-061-089-099-220021- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110722T0015Z/ OTERO CO-PROWERS CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 611 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KIOWA...NORTHERN BENT...NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST BENT...EASTERN KIOWA...AND NORTHWEST PROWERS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT. LAT...LON 3796 10311 3810 10345 3844 10322 3822 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 213DEG 29KT 3832 10289 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 4:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 81 min |
| Jul 21, 5:06 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 79 min |
| Jul 21, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 26 min |
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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.