Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2011, 4:41 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 64 min. 6 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 2, 2011, 4:41 PM MDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2011, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 2, 4:45 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Green Mountain Falls, CO | |
| Jul 2, 4:55 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 2, 5:01 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Wsw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 2, 5:02 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 2, 5:04 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jul 2, 5:09 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Wnw Colorado Springs, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 2, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1031 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS55 KPUB 022241
SVRPUB
COC041-022345-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0070.110702T2241Z-110702T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 545 PM MDT
* AT 439 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
CASCADE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...SECURITY...PETERSON AFB AND
FOUNTAIN.
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 3890 10455 3862 10465 3880 10494 3881 10506
3887 10502 3890 10502 3900 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 291DEG 16KT 3889 10498
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$7 follow-up statements
520
WWUS55 KPUB 022251
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
451 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
COC041-022345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
451 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
AT 449 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MANITOU SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...MANITOU SPRINGS...SECURITY...PETERSON AFB AND
FOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3899 10498 3890 10455 3862 10465 3880 10494
3881 10506 3887 10502 3890 10502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 291DEG 16KT 3887 10493
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$616
WWUS55 KPUB 022302
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
502 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
COC041-022345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
502 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
AT 458 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
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY...PETERSON AFB AND FOUNTAIN.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3881 10498 3886 10499 3889 10498 3898 10492
3890 10455 3862 10465 3880 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 287DEG 15KT 3886 10485
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$526
WWUS55 KPUB 022313
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
513 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
COC041-022345-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/
EL PASO CO-
513 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
AT 507 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST
CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 504 PM 1 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED AT FILLMORE AND
INTERSTATE 25 WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY...PETERSON AFB AND FOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3881 10498 3886 10499 3889 10498 3898 10492
3890 10455 3862 10465 3880 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 287DEG 15KT 3885 10480
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$850 WWUS55 KPUB 022320 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 520 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC041-022345- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/ EL PASO CO- 520 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 516 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 OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB...SECURITY AND FOUNTAIN. 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. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3895 10480 3890 10455 3862 10465 3878 10491 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 306DEG 19KT 3879 10475 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
735 WWUS55 KPUB 022327 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 527 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC041-022345- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/ EL PASO CO- 527 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 525 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SECURITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...SECURITY AND FOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3891 10468 3885 10457 3862 10465 3876 10487 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 306DEG 19KT 3875 10469 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
582 WWUS55 KPUB 022333 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 533 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC041-022345- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/ EL PASO CO- 533 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 530 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FOUNTAIN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FOUNTAIN AND RURAL AREAS EAST OF FOUNTAIN. 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3871 10478 3886 10459 3885 10457 3862 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 306DEG 19KT 3871 10465 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
455 WWUS55 KPUB 022345 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 545 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 COC041-022355- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110702T2345Z/ EL PASO CO- 545 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3871 10478 3886 10459 3885 10457 3862 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 306DEG 19KT 3871 10464 $$
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, 1:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 56 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.