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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 7, 2011El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2011, 2:16 PM MDT for El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 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 7, 2011, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2011, 2:50 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties El Paso County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 371 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
371 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
834 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

501 
WUUS55 KPUB 072016
SVRPUB
COC041-119-072115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0075.110707T2016Z-110707T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
  NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT

* AT 214 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DIVIDE...OR 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  AT 210 PM NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DIVIDE
  WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COLORADO SPRINGS...CRYSTOLA...WOODLAND PARK...PALMER LAKE AND
  MONUMENT.

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 3910 10469 3886 10517 3900 10532 3913 10514
      3913 10473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 232DEG 13KT 3899 10515
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$
3 follow-up statements
982 
WWUS55 KPUB 072028
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
228 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

COC041-119-072115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110707T2115Z/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
228 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
EL PASO AND NORTH CENTRAL TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT...

AT 227 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODLAND PARK...PALMER LAKE AND MONUMENT.

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 3910 10469 3892 10510 3904 10521 3913 10514
      3913 10473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 232DEG 13KT 3902 10510
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$
432 
WWUS55 KPUB 072039
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
239 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

COC041-119-072115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110707T2115Z/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
239 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
EL PASO AND NORTH CENTRAL TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT...

AT 236 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS 
STORM WAS CENTERED 6 MILES NORTH OF WOODLAND PARK...OR 21 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURALS AREAS OF NORTHEAST TELLER COUNTY...PALMER LAKE AND MONUMENT.

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 3896 10508 3907 10519 3913 10514 3913 10475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 232DEG 13KT 3909 10506
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$
217 
WWUS55 KPUB 072050
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
250 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

COC041-119-072100-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110707T2115Z/
TELLER CO-EL PASO CO-
250 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO AND NORTH
CENTRAL TELLER COUNTIES 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 3896 10508 3907 10519 3913 10514 3913 10475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 232DEG 13KT 3911 10502

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 8:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers56 min
Jul 6, 9:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers37 min
Jul 7, 2:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas25 min
Jul 7, 2:29 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBLas Animas89 min
Jul 7, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano56 min
Jul 7, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo62 min
Jul 7, 5:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBLas Animas, Otero102 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.