Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2012, 6:56 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 26, 2012, 6:56 PM MDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 2701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
615 WUUS55 KPUB 270056 SVRPUB COC009-099-270145- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0017.120427T0056Z-120427T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 656 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 745 PM MDT * AT 654 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TWO BUTTES TO THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TWO BUTTES...GRANADA AND HOLLY. 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 3739 10204 3751 10255 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 197DEG 38KT 3756 10238 3752 10210 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
693 WWUS55 KPUB 270107 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 707 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 COC009-099-270145- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120427T0145Z/ BACA CO-PROWERS CO- 707 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM MDT... AT 704 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF TWO BUTTES TO 11 MILES NORTH OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 655 PM QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 1 MILES NORTHEAST OF TWO BUTTES WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OPEN COUNTRY EAST OF HIGHWAY 287 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. GRANADA AND HOLLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3739 10204 3751 10255 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 197DEG 38KT 3767 10237 3762 10209 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
995 WWUS55 KPUB 270119 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 719 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 COC009-270128- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120427T0145Z/ BACA CO- 719 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3765 10205 3766 10252 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 193DEG 54KT 3793 10229 $$ COC099-270145- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120427T0145Z/ PROWERS CO- 719 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM MDT... AT 713 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF GRANADA...OR 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OPEN COUNTRY EAST OF HIGHWAY 287 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. GRANADA AND HOLLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3765 10205 3766 10252 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 193DEG 54KT 3793 10229 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
620 WWUS55 KPUB 270127 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 727 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 COC099-270145- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120427T0145Z/ PROWERS CO- 727 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM MDT... AT 723 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 GRANADA...OR 20 MILES EAST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN GRANADA AND HOLLY. HOLLY. 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 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3787 10204 3794 10241 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 193DEG 54KT 3806 10225 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
724 WWUS55 KPUB 270141 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 741 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 COC099-270151- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120427T0145Z/ PROWERS CO- 741 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY AND EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3787 10204 3794 10241 3814 10244 3806 10203 TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 193DEG 54KT 3827 10219 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 6:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 10:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 12:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 12:46 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 1:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 1:25 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 1:44 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 2:21 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:43 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:56 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 13 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.