Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2011, 6:07 PM MDT for Bent County, Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 7, 2011, 6:07 PM MDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2011, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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 7, 6:21 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 11 E Higbee, CO | WINDS ESTIMATED |
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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WUUS55 KPUB 080007 SVRPUB COC011-071-089-080045- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0079.110708T0007Z-110708T0045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 607 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 645 PM MDT * AT 603 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGBEE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AND FORT LYON. 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. WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3824 10325 3792 10274 3749 10333 3779 10369 TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 218DEG 21KT 3777 10340 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN $$ KAM
3 follow-up statements
083 WWUS55 KPUB 080023 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 623 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 COC011-071-089-080045- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110708T0045Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 623 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS...BENT AND SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 622 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIGBEE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AND FORT LYON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3824 10325 3792 10274 3749 10333 3779 10369 TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 218DEG 21KT 3785 10332 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN $$ KAM
161 WWUS55 KPUB 080033 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 633 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 COC011-071-089-080045- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110708T0045Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 633 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS...BENT AND EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 632 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF HIGBEE...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR AND FORT LYON. 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. WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3788 10360 3824 10325 3792 10274 3754 10327 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 224DEG 28KT 3784 10322 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN $$ KAM
067 WWUS55 KPUB 080044 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 644 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 COC011-071-089-080054- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110708T0045Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 644 PM MDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS...BENT AND EAST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM MDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3788 10360 3824 10325 3792 10274 3754 10327 TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 224DEG 28KT 3790 10314 $$ KAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 31 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.