Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2012, 9:21 AM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2012, 9:21 AM MDT (15:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 10:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 9:56 AM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Se Eads, CO | |
| May 19, 10:02 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Se Eads, CO | SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
943
WUUS55 KPUB 191521
SVRPUB
COC061-191615-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0025.120519T1521Z-120519T1615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
921 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1015 AM MDT
* AT 919 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASWELL...OR 34 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...EADS AND CHIVINGTON.
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 3829 10315 3847 10321 3862 10264 3861 10251
3839 10244
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 255DEG 20KT 3840 10307
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 191531
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
931 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
COC061-191615-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120519T1615Z/
KIOWA CO-
931 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KIOWA
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 AM MDT...
AT 929 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASWELL...OR 31 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EADS.
OPEN COUNTRY OF CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY
LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3839 10252 3831 10303 3830 10309 3847 10316
3862 10264 3862 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 254DEG 20KT 3841 10301
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$588
WWUS55 KPUB 191545
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
945 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
COC061-191615-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120519T1615Z/
KIOWA CO-
945 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KIOWA
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 AM MDT...
AT 940 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EADS...OR 28 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
LAT...LON 3839 10252 3831 10303 3830 10309 3847 10316
3862 10264 3862 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 257DEG 25KT 3842 10289
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$532 WWUS55 KPUB 191603 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1003 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COC061-191615- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120519T1615Z/ KIOWA CO- 1003 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL 1015 AM MDT... AT 956 AM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL 2 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF EADS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EADS...OR 26 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 3851 10287 3857 10258 3839 10252 3834 10282 TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 257DEG 25KT 3844 10272 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 10:14 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 61 min |
| May 19, 12:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 63 min |
| May 19, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 60 min |
| May 19, 1:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 25 min |
| May 19, 2:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 62 min |
| May 19, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| May 19, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.