Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2012, 10:01 PM MDT for Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 11, 2012, 10:01 PM MDT (04:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 10:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fremont County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:02 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 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383
WUUS55 KPUB 120401
SVRPUB
COC043-119-120445-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0007.120412T0401Z-120412T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1001 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1045 PM MDT
* AT 958 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
NORTHEAST OF TEXAS CREEK...OR 47 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROYAL GORGE...CANON CITY...FLORENCE...PENROSE...CRIPPLE CREEK AND
VICTOR.
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 3885 10511 3878 10508 3878 10496 3842 10495
3827 10535 3856 10568 3871 10539 3870 10534
3873 10534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 237DEG 29KT 3849 10548
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$4 follow-up statements
697
WWUS55 KPUB 120410
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1010 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
COC043-119-120445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120412T0445Z/
TELLER CO-FREMONT CO-
1010 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
FREMONT AND SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM MDT...
AT 1009 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ROYAL GORGE...OR 41 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROYAL GORGE...CANON CITY...FLORENCE...PENROSE...CRIPPLE CREEK AND
VICTOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 10511 3878 10508 3878 10496 3842 10495
3828 10531 3859 10562 3871 10539 3870 10534
3873 10534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 237DEG 29KT 3853 10540
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$295
WWUS55 KPUB 120421
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1021 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
COC043-119-120445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120412T0445Z/
TELLER CO-FREMONT CO-
1021 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
FREMONT AND SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM MDT...
AT 1020 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
CANON CITY...OR 33 MILES WEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENROSE...CRIPPLE CREEK AND VICTOR.
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 3885 10511 3878 10508 3878 10496 3842 10495
3833 10518 3863 10552 3871 10539 3870 10534
3873 10534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 237DEG 29KT 3846 10518
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$980
WWUS55 KPUB 120432
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1032 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
COC043-119-120445-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120412T0445Z/
TELLER CO-FREMONT CO-
1032 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
FREMONT AND SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM MDT...
AT 1028 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CANON CITY...OR 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRIPPLE CREEK AND VICTOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3843 10519 3873 10532 3885 10511 3878 10508
3878 10496 3842 10495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 237DEG 29KT 3851 10508
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$979
WWUS55 KPUB 120442
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1042 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
COC043-119-120453-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120412T0445Z/
TELLER CO-FREMONT CO-
1042 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FREMONT AND
SOUTHERN TELLER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3843 10519 3873 10532 3885 10511 3878 10508
3878 10496 3842 10495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 237DEG 29KT 3855 10499
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 6:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 116 min |
| Apr 12, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Fremont, Rio Grande, Saguache | 29 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:00 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.