Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2012, 5:59 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 2, 2012, 5:59 PM MDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2012, 6:37 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 202 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 6:10 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Two Buttes, CO | 8 POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN NEAR CO RD 39 AND KK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 2005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
315
WUUS55 KPUB 022359
SVRPUB
COC009-099-030100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0050.120602T2359Z-120603T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
559 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 700 PM MDT
* AT 554 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 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN
BACA 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 3714 10241 3761 10240 3784 10204 3767 10203
3722 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 218DEG 23KT 3757 10209
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$4 follow-up statements
035
WWUS55 KPUB 030010
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
610 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
COC009-099-030100-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0100Z/
BACA CO-PROWERS CO-
610 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
PROWERS AND EASTERN BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 608 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
NORTH OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STONINGTON AND WAS ALSO MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STONINGTON...
RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BACA AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3714 10241 3761 10240 3784 10204 3767 10203
3722 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 218DEG 23KT 3762 10204
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$522
WWUS55 KPUB 030019
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
619 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
COC099-030029-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0100Z/
PROWERS CO-
619 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3722 10204 3715 10234 3747 10231 3765 10206
3765 10203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 245DEG 26KT 3726 10218
$$
COC009-030100-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0100Z/
BACA CO-
619 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BACA
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 616 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STONINGTON...OR 18 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STONINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3722 10204 3715 10234 3747 10231 3765 10206
3765 10203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 245DEG 26KT 3726 10218
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$412 WWUS55 KPUB 030030 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 630 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012 COC009-030100- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0100Z/ BACA CO- 630 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MDT... AT 629 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 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STONINGTON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN BACA 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3731 10220 3740 10204 3722 10204 3718 10221 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 245DEG 26KT 3723 10210 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN $$
092 WWUS55 KPUB 030037 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 637 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012 COC009-030047- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0100Z/ BACA CO- 637 PM MDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3731 10220 3740 10204 3722 10204 3718 10221 TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 245DEG 26KT 3725 10205 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 3:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 5:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 5:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 5:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 13 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.