Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 min. 5 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 13, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 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 13, 7:07 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Ssw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jul 13, 7:09 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Ssw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 E Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jul 13, 7:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Ese Air Force Academy, 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 13, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 856 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS55 KPUB 140100
SVRPUB
COC041-140200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0094.110714T0100Z-110714T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
700 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 800 PM MDT
* AT 657 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
COLORADO SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...BLACK FOREST...PEYTON AND CALHAN.
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 3905 10423 3882 10465 3892 10482 3913 10483
3913 10482 3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 223DEG 24KT 3892 10465
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$6 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 140113
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
713 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
713 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...
AT 711 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...BLACK FOREST...PEYTON AND CALHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3882 10465 3892 10482 3913 10483
3913 10482 3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 187DEG 22KT 3900 10474
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$344
WWUS55 KPUB 140117
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
717 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
717 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...
AT 716 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BLACK FOREST...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEYTON AND CALHAN.
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 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3892 10446 3898 10482 3913 10483
3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 187DEG 22KT 3903 10474
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$123
WWUS55 KPUB 140125
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
725 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
725 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...
AT 720 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS HAIL OCCURRED AT RESEARCH AND CHAPEL
HILLS ROADS. THIS STORM WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR BLACK FOREST...OR 13
MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3892 10446 3898 10482 3913 10483
3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 187DEG 22KT 3907 10473
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$249
WWUS55 KPUB 140133
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
733 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
733 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...
AT 729 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTH OF BLACK FOREST...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY EAST OF MONUMENT AND NORTH OF BLACK FOREST.
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 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3892 10446 3898 10482 3913 10483
3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 187DEG 22KT 3912 10472
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN
$$102
WWUS55 KPUB 140143
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
743 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
743 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...
AT 739 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BLACK FOREST...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3892 10446 3898 10482 3913 10483
3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 174DEG 11KT 3907 10468
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$011
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
757 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140206-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-110714T0200Z/
EL PASO CO-
757 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS STORM COULD INTENSIFY
AGAIN AND IF IT DOES...A NEW WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3905 10423 3892 10446 3898 10482 3913 10483
3913 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 174DEG 11KT 3911 10469
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 7:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 7:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 67 min |
| Jul 13, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 22 min |
| Jul 13, 9:24 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:27 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 10:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Las Animas | 59 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.