Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 2012, 2:23 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 56 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
- Sep 26, 2012, 2:23 PM MDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2012, 3:19 PM MDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
313 WUUS55 KPUB 262023 SVRPUB COC071-089-262130- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0102.120926T2023Z-120926T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 223 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 330 PM MDT * AT 221 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 TYRONE...OR 31 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTIES. 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 3771 10368 3749 10351 3725 10403 3741 10419 TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 247DEG 43KT 3738 10398 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
281 WWUS55 KPUB 262040 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 240 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 COC071-089-262130- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120926T2130Z/ OTERO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 240 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT... AT 235 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THATCHER...OR 40 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3726 10401 3746 10404 3771 10368 3749 10351 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 247DEG 43KT 3745 10376 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN $$
546 WWUS55 KPUB 262055 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 COC071-089-262130- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120926T2130Z/ OTERO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 255 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT... AT 253 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 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THATCHER...OR 41 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTIES. 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 3733 10386 3749 10393 3771 10368 3749 10351 TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 251DEG 27KT 3742 10379 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN $$
660 WWUS55 KPUB 262114 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 COC089-262123- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120926T2130Z/ OTERO CO- 314 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3738 10375 3753 10379 3761 10360 3749 10351 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 251DEG 27KT 3746 10364 $$ COC071-262130- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120926T2130Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 314 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM MDT... AT 312 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIM...OR 36 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS 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 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3738 10375 3753 10379 3761 10360 3749 10351 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 251DEG 27KT 3746 10364 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
437 WWUS55 KPUB 262119 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 319 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 COC071-262128- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-120926T2130Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 319 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND NORTHWEST BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3738 10375 3753 10379 3761 10360 3749 10351 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 251DEG 27KT 3747 10359 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 54 min |
| Sep 26, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 60 min |
| Sep 26, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 44 min |
| Sep 26, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.