Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2012, 7:30 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 60 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 23, 2012, 7:30 PM MDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2012, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 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 23, 7:46 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Ordway, CO | CROWLEY COUNTY DISPATCH |
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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
946 WUUS55 KPUB 240130 SVRPUB COC011-025-061-089-240230- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0037.120524T0130Z-120524T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 730 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 830 PM MDT * AT 728 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ORDWAY...OR 29 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA JUNTA...ORDWAY...ROCKY FORD...SUGAR CITY...SWINK...CHERAW... ARLINGTON...LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE... SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. 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 3843 10273 3773 10288 3812 10403 3849 10397 TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 280DEG 44KT 3831 10380 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$
5 follow-up statements
394 WWUS55 KPUB 240146 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 746 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 COC011-025-061-089-240230- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ BENT CO-CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-KIOWA CO- 746 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN OTERO...EASTERN CROWLEY AND BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT... AT 741 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SUGAR CITY...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. AT 743 PM...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ORDWAY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA JUNTA...CHERAW...ARLINGTON...LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE...SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3849 10388 3843 10273 3773 10288 3806 10386 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 280DEG 44KT 3828 10357 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.75IN $$
249 WWUS55 KPUB 240159 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 759 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 COC011-025-061-089-240230- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ BENT CO-CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-KIOWA CO- 759 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN OTERO...EASTERN CROWLEY AND BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT... AT 758 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARLINGTON...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARLINGTON...LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE... SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. 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 3848 10363 3843 10273 3773 10288 3800 10367 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 279DEG 44KT 3826 10341 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.75IN $$
005 WWUS55 KPUB 240209 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 809 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 COC011-025-061-089-240230- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ BENT CO-CROWLEY CO-OTERO CO-KIOWA CO- 809 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL CROWLEY AND BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT... AT 806 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ARLINGTON...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HASWELL...LAS ANIMAS...JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE... SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3847 10346 3843 10273 3773 10288 3799 10364 TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 279DEG 44KT 3824 10326 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.88IN $$
172 WWUS55 KPUB 240219 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 819 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 COC025-240229- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ CROWLEY CO- 819 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3800 10359 3846 10331 3843 10273 3773 10288 TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 279DEG 44KT 3822 10312 $$ COC011-061-089-240230- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ BENT CO-OTERO CO-KIOWA CO- 819 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT... AT 815 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARLINGTON...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...MCCLAVE...SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3800 10359 3846 10331 3843 10273 3773 10288 TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 279DEG 44KT 3822 10312 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.88IN $$
186 WWUS55 KPUB 240226 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 826 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 COC011-061-089-240235- /O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120524T0230Z/ BENT CO-OTERO CO-KIOWA CO- 826 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA... NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND BENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM MDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER MAY STILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES EAST AT 50 MPH ACROSS KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3800 10359 3846 10331 3843 10273 3773 10288 TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 279DEG 44KT 3821 10303 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 65 min |
| May 23, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.