Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2011, 8:12 PM MDT for Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 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 27, 2011, 8:12 PM MDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2011, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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 27, 8:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 17 Nnw Delhi, 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
456
WUUS55 KPUB 280212
SVRPUB
COC089-101-280315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0056.110628T0212Z-110628T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
812 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
* AT 812 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 34 MILES WEST OF
LA JUNTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIMPAS.
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 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10398 3773 10405
3782 10423 3802 10415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 291DEG 24KT 3786 10411
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$5 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 280223
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
823 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
COC089-101-280315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-
823 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
PUEBLO AND SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 822 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES
NORTH OF DELHI...OR 29 MILES WEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIMPAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10398 3773 10405
3782 10423 3802 10415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 291DEG 24KT 3784 10403
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN
$$231
WWUS55 KPUB 280236
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
836 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
COC101-280245-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
PUEBLO CO-
836 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF PUEBLO COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3766 10397 3778 10405 3796 10399 3798 10397
3796 10386 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 285DEG 26KT 3785 10391
$$
COC089-280315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
OTERO CO-
836 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OTERO
COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 833 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9
MILES WEST OF TIMPAS...OR 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING
EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIMPAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3766 10397 3778 10405 3796 10399 3798 10397
3796 10386 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 285DEG 26KT 3785 10391
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$454
WWUS55 KPUB 280248
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
848 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
COC089-280315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
OTERO CO-
848 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OTERO
COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 845 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TIMPAS...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY.
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 3766 10397 3778 10405 3796 10399 3798 10397
3796 10386 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 271DEG 33KT 3787 10377
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$145
WWUS55 KPUB 280258
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
858 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
COC089-280315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
OTERO CO-
858 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OTERO
COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 853 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TIMPAS...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3766 10397 3778 10405 3796 10399 3798 10397
3796 10386 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 276DEG 34KT 3786 10368
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$570
WWUS55 KPUB 280304
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
904 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
COC089-280315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110628T0315Z/
OTERO CO-
904 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN OTERO
COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 901 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
EAST OF TIMPAS...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY.
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 3766 10397 3778 10405 3796 10399 3798 10397
3796 10386 3787 10348 3765 10355 3765 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 276DEG 26KT 3784 10363
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 4:35 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more | 34 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 53 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.