Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2011, 10:30 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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, 10:30 PM MDT (04:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2011, 11:02 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
144 WUUS55 KPUB 140430 SVRPUB COC041-140515- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0098.110714T0430Z-110714T0515Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1030 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 1115 PM MDT * AT 1029 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 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...PETERSON AFB AND FALCON. 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 3901 10470 3891 10437 3875 10464 3880 10482 TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 206DEG 6KT 3882 10467 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
742 WWUS55 KPUB 140440 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1040 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 COC041-140515- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110714T0515Z/ EL PASO CO- 1040 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM MDT... AT 1038 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 10 PM AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT. DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS AND FALCON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3901 10470 3891 10437 3875 10464 3880 10482 TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 206DEG 6KT 3883 10466 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
966 WWUS55 KPUB 140447 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1047 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 COC041-140515- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110714T0515Z/ EL PASO CO- 1047 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM MDT... AT 1043 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 PETERSON AFB...OR 10 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS ALSO PRODUCED 2.04 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 10 PM. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO SPRINGS AND AREAS EAST OF THE IMMEDIATE COLORADO SPRINGS REGION. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS AND FALCON. 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. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3884 10479 3899 10463 3891 10437 3879 10458 TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 245DEG 11KT 3884 10461 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
992 WWUS55 KPUB 140455 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1055 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 COC041-140515- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110714T0515Z/ EL PASO CO- 1055 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM MDT... AT 1052 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCHRIEVER AFB...OR 12 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. A WIND GUST OVER 50 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT AT 1044 PM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3881 10465 3897 10456 3891 10437 3879 10458 TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 245DEG 11KT 3884 10458 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
222 WWUS55 KPUB 140502 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1102 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 COC041-140512- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110714T0515Z/ EL PASO CO- 1102 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... 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 ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO STILL A THREAT WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3881 10465 3897 10456 3891 10437 3879 10458 TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 245DEG 11KT 3885 10455 $$
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, 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, 10:35 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.