Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 2012, 4:26 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 48 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, 4:26 PM MDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2012, 5:14 PM MDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196
WUUS55 KPUB 262226
SVRPUB
COC009-262330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0107.120926T2226Z-120926T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 530 PM MDT
* AT 424 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 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PRITCHETT...OR 19 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...PRITCHETT...CAMPO AND VILAS.
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 3742 10238 3702 10249 3722 10302 3733 10302
3742 10295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 282DEG 17KT 3732 10294
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
414
WWUS55 KPUB 262246
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
446 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
COC009-262330-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-120926T2330Z/
BACA CO-
446 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BACA
COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT...
AT 443 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PRITCHETT...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...VILAS AND CAMPO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3731 10293 3740 10291 3742 10238 3702 10249
3718 10291
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 282DEG 17KT 3730 10283
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$397
WWUS55 KPUB 262258
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
458 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
COC009-262330-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-120926T2330Z/
BACA CO-
458 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BACA
COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT...
AT 455 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 PRITCHETT...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMPO AND VILAS.
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 3717 10285 3732 10288 3740 10276 3742 10238
3702 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 282DEG 17KT 3729 10275
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$329
WWUS55 KPUB 262314
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
514 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
COC009-262324-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-120926T2330Z/
BACA CO-
514 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3717 10285 3732 10288 3740 10276 3742 10238
3702 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 282DEG 17KT 3727 10266
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 56 min |
| 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 |
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.