Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2011, 9:43 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 52 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 24, 2011, 9:43 AM MDT (15:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 10:35 AM MDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806
WUUS55 KPUB 241543
SVRPUB
COC041-241645-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0011.110524T1543Z-110524T1645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
943 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1045 AM MDT
* AT 938 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRUCKTON...
OR 39 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUCKTON...RUSH...YODER...CALHAN AND RAMAH.
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 3912 10404 3852 10405 3852 10416 3913 10445
3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 177DEG 13KT 3867 10407
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$4 follow-up statements
928
WWUS55 KPUB 241555
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
955 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011
COC041-241645-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110524T1645Z/
EL PASO CO-
955 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN EL
PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1045 AM MDT...
AT 952 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF TRUCKTON...OR 41
MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER STRONG STORMS EXTEND ACROSS ALL OF FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY.
ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUCKTON...RUSH...YODER...CALHAN AND RAMAH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10434 3913 10405 3912 10404 3852 10405
3852 10414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 177DEG 13KT 3873 10406
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$972
WWUS55 KPUB 241601
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1001 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011
COC041-241645-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110524T1645Z/
EL PASO CO-
1001 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN EL
PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1045 AM MDT...
AT 957 AM 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 EAST OF TRUCKTON...OR 41
MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSH AND RAMAH.
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 3912 10430 3913 10405 3912 10404 3852 10405
3852 10409
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 177DEG 13KT 3876 10406
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN
$$777 WWUS55 KPUB 241607 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1007 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 COC041-241645- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110524T1645Z/ EL PASO CO- 1007 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1045 AM MDT... AT 1006 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF RUSH...OR 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIMON...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RAMAH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3867 10405 3912 10430 3913 10405 3912 10404 TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 160DEG 22KT 3893 10407 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN $$
385 WWUS55 KPUB 241635 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1035 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 COC041-241645- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110524T1645Z/ EL PASO CO- 1035 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3867 10405 3912 10430 3913 10405 3912 10404 TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 160DEG 22KT 3909 10415 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 58 min |
| May 24, 9:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 24 min |
| May 24, 12:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 54 min |
| May 24, 12:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 62 min |
| May 24, 1:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 28 min |
| May 24, 1:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 42 min |
| May 24, 1:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 13 min |
| May 24, 2:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 22 min |
| May 24, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.