Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2011, 7:38 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 67 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 13, 2011, 7:38 PM MDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2011, 8:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 67 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 167 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.
098 WUUS55 KPUB 140138 SVRPUB COC041-140245- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0096.110714T0138Z-110714T0245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 738 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 845 PM MDT * AT 734 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 8 MILES EAST OF FOUNTAIN...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN 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. && LAT...LON 3872 10413 3852 10419 3853 10471 3874 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 280DEG 11KT 3864 10456 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 140153
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
753 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110714T0245Z/
EL PASO CO-
753 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM MDT...
AT 748 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FOUNTAIN...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3853 10462 3865 10465 3874 10456 3872 10413
3852 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 284DEG 11KT 3862 10454
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$221
WWUS55 KPUB 140210
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
810 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110714T0245Z/
EL PASO CO-
810 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM MDT...
AT 804 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 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FOUNTAIN...OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN 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 3853 10462 3865 10465 3874 10456 3872 10413
3852 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 284DEG 11KT 3861 10448
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$524
WWUS55 KPUB 140220
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
820 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140245-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110714T0245Z/
EL PASO CO-
820 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM MDT...
AT 814 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FOUNTAIN...OR 24 MILES NORTH OF PUEBLO...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO
WARNING. ROTATION WAS NOTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3853 10456 3863 10460 3874 10447 3872 10413
3852 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 284DEG 11KT 3860 10448
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$164
WWUS55 KPUB 140238
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
838 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
COC041-140247-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110714T0245Z/
EL PASO CO-
838 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER
SEVERE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3853 10456 3863 10460 3874 10447 3872 10413
3852 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 284DEG 11KT 3859 10442
$$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, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 60 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.