Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2012, 8:21 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 54 min. 16 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
- Jun 7, 2012, 8:21 PM MDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2012, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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 7, 8:21 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Ssw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:23 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:28 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Ssw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 5 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:40 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:41 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:43 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Nnw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:48 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:49 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 7 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:57 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 6 Ene Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 8:57 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | 5 Ne Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Jun 7, 9:01 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 N Peterson Afb, CO |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971
WUUS55 KPUB 080221
SVRPUB
COC041-080315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0064.120608T0221Z-120608T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
821 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
* AT 818 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
COLORADO SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...BLACK FOREST AND PEYTON.
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 3912 10476 3911 10432 3888 10445 3878 10459
3894 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 227DEG 15KT 3895 10471
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
942
WWUS55 KPUB 080231
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
831 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120608T0315Z/
EL PASO CO-
831 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 828 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR
FALCON...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...BLACK FOREST AND PEYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10476 3911 10432 3888 10445 3878 10459
3894 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 227DEG 10KT 3894 10469
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$080
WWUS55 KPUB 080239
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
839 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080315-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120608T0315Z/
EL PASO CO-
839 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
AT 837 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS. MOVEMENT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON...BLACK FOREST AND PEYTON.
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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10476 3911 10432 3888 10445 3878 10459
3894 10486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 243DEG 2KT 3891 10472
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 7:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 8:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 8:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 10:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 3:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 31 hr |
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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.