Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2012, 2:13 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report 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, 2:13 PM MDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 2:17 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 7 Nw Tyrone, CO | FELL FOR 9 MINUTES. |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 289 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.
510
WUUS55 KPUB 192013
SVRPUB
COC071-192115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0030.120519T2013Z-120519T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
213 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
* AT 210 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
TYRONE...OR 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TYRONE AND MODEL.
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.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 10353 3707 10374 3718 10403 3733 10431
3744 10440 3762 10428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 297DEG 25KT 3750 10421
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 192031
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
231 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
COC071-192115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120519T2115Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
231 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM MDT...
AT 225 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TYRONE...OR 31 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 10395 3740 10417 3744 10422 3758 10415
3737 10353 3721 10364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 293DEG 28KT 3749 10406
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$640 WWUS55 KPUB 192052 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COC071-192115- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120519T2115Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 252 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM MDT... AT 250 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THATCHER...OR 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD...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. && LAT...LON 3740 10400 3751 10395 3737 10353 3727 10360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 290DEG 27KT 3745 10385 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$
640 WWUS55 KPUB 192116 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 316 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COC071-192126- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120519T2115Z/ LAS ANIMAS CO- 316 PM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3740 10400 3751 10395 3737 10353 3727 10360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 290DEG 27KT 3745 10386 $$
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, 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, 2:16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.