Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2012, 12:12 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 63 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
- May 19, 2012, 12:12 PM MDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 1:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 254 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.
187
WUUS55 KPUB 191812
SVRPUB
COC055-071-089-101-191915-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0027.120519T1812Z-120519T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1212 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 115 PM MDT
* AT 1210 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 35 MILES SOUTH
OF PUEBLO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DELHI AND THATCHER.
OPEN COUNTRY OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY.
OPEN COUNTRY OF NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY.
OPEN COUNTRY OF FAR NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.
OPEN COUNTRY OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN OTERO 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3784 10410 3774 10374 3744 10397 3754 10417
3764 10436 3770 10446 3777 10452 3793 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 302DEG 20KT 3780 10438
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
835 WWUS55 KPUB 191830 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1230 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COC055-191839- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120519T1915Z/ HUERFANO CO- 1230 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3774 10382 3752 10395 3773 10444 3787 10430 TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 294DEG 17KT 3777 10429 $$ COC071-089-101-191915- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120519T1915Z/ OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 1230 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT... AT 1228 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 39 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DELHI AND THATCHER. 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 3774 10382 3752 10395 3773 10444 3787 10430 TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 294DEG 17KT 3777 10429 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
101 WWUS55 KPUB 191853 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1253 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COC071-089-101-191915- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120519T1915Z/ OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 1253 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO AND SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT... AT 1249 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 36 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DELHI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3766 10425 3782 10416 3773 10383 3754 10394 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 293DEG 25KT 3770 10409 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
512
WWUS55 KPUB 191908
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
108 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
COC101-191918-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120519T1915Z/
PUEBLO CO-
108 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3762 10413 3766 10415 3771 10416 3775 10410
3774 10407 3777 10407 3778 10404 3772 10384
3765 10387 3755 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 292DEG 25KT 3767 10398
$$
COC071-089-191915-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120519T1915Z/
OTERO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-
108 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT...
AT 106 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DELHI...OR 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN OTERO AND NORTHERN LAS
ANIMAS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 10413 3766 10415 3771 10416 3775 10410
3774 10407 3777 10407 3778 10404 3772 10384
3765 10387 3755 10394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 292DEG 25KT 3767 10398
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 9:21 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 54 min |
| May 19, 10:14 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 61 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 |
Nearby
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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.