Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2011, 1:24 PM MDT for Las Animas 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2011, 1:24 PM MDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2011, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 287 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
262 WUUS55 KPUB 021924 SVRPUB COC071-022030- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0068.110702T1924Z-110702T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 124 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 230 PM MDT * AT 121 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 8 MILES NORTH OF BRANSON...OR 38 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS 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 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 244DEG 5KT 3712 10382 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
5 follow-up statements
170 WWUS55 KPUB 021937 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 137 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC071-022030- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110702T2030Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 137 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 132 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF BRANSON...OR 36 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 232DEG 5KT 3714 10384 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
272 WWUS55 KPUB 021951 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 151 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC071-022030- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110702T2030Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 151 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 148 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 9 MILES NORTH OF BRANSON...OR 34 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAS ANIMAS 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 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 221DEG 3KT 3714 10388 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
472 WWUS55 KPUB 022011 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 211 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC071-022030- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110702T2030Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 211 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 208 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF BRANSON...OR 34 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD. MOVEMENT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 334DEG 1KT 3713 10388 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
039 WWUS55 KPUB 022022 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 222 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC071-022030- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110702T2030Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 222 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT... AT 217 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 8 MILES NORTH OF BRANSON...OR 35 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD. MOVEMENT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...NORTH AND EAST OF BRANSON. 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 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 334DEG 1KT 3713 10388 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
902 WWUS55 KPUB 022031 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 231 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC071-022041- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110702T2030Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 231 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3735 10364 3700 10353 3699 10396 3723 10417 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 334DEG 1KT 3713 10388 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.