Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2011, 2:04 PM MDT for El Paso County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 56 min. 2 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 10, 2011, 2:04 PM MDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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 10, 2:20 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Ssw Pueblo, CO | |
| Jul 10, 2:27 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Ssw Pueblo, 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
543 WUUS55 KPUB 102004 SVRPUB COC041-101-102100- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0087.110710T2004Z-110710T2100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 204 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 300 PM MDT * AT 200 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 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO RESERVOIR...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO...BLENDE AND PUEBLO DEPOT. 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 3860 10435 3839 10410 3804 10470 3819 10486 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 228DEG 19KT 3819 10465 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
878 WWUS55 KPUB 102022 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 222 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 COC041-101-102100- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110710T2100Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 222 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT... AT 219 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLENDE...OR NEAR PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO...BLENDE AND PUEBLO DEPOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3823 10481 3860 10435 3839 10410 3807 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 238DEG 18KT 3822 10459 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KAM
232 WWUS55 KPUB 102028 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 228 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 COC041-101-102100- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110710T2100Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 228 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT... AT 223 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 BLENDE...OR NEAR PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 228 PM HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKLES WAS REPORTED IN SOUTH PUEBLO WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO...BLENDE AND PUEBLO DEPOT. 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 3823 10481 3860 10435 3839 10410 3807 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 238DEG 18KT 3823 10456 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KAM
992 WWUS55 KPUB 102043 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 243 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 COC041-101-102100- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110710T2100Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 243 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT... AT 237 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLENDE...OR 6 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO DEPOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3829 10474 3860 10435 3839 10410 3812 10456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 238DEG 18KT 3827 10448 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ KAM
502 WWUS55 KPUB 102052 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 COC041-101-102102- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110710T2100Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 252 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 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 HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3829 10474 3860 10435 3839 10410 3812 10456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 238DEG 18KT 3830 10442 $$ KAM
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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.