Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2012, 3:47 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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 16, 2012, 3:47 PM MDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2012, 4:23 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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 16, 3:49 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wnw Colorado City, 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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- -402 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
986 WUUS55 KPUB 162147 SVRPUB COC055-101-162245- /O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0082.120616T2147Z-120616T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 445 PM MDT * AT 343 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 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARISITA...OR 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO CITY. 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 3790 10434 3759 10461 3793 10502 3808 10490 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 303DEG 22KT 3795 10485 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
4 follow-up statements
208 WWUS55 KPUB 162159 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 359 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 COC055-101-162245- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-120616T2245Z/ PUEBLO CO-HUERFANO CO- 359 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT... AT 357 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARISITA...OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3793 10496 3805 10486 3790 10434 3762 10459 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 294DEG 24KT 3793 10476 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
497 WWUS55 KPUB 162210 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 410 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 COC055-101-162245- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-120616T2245Z/ PUEBLO CO-HUERFANO CO- 410 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT... AT 406 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 21 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO RESERVOIR...OR 23 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO 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 3793 10496 3805 10486 3790 10434 3764 10458 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 294DEG 24KT 3795 10468 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
315 WWUS55 KPUB 162219 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 419 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 COC055-101-162245- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-120616T2245Z/ PUEBLO CO-HUERFANO CO- 419 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT... AT 416 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 22 MILES SOUTH OF BLENDE...OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3790 10481 3801 10473 3790 10434 3769 10454 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 294DEG 24KT 3793 10461 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
134 WWUS55 KPUB 162223 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 423 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 COC055-101-162233- /O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-120616T2245Z/ PUEBLO CO-HUERFANO CO- 423 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3790 10481 3801 10473 3790 10434 3769 10454 TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 294DEG 24KT 3792 10458 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 4:36 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 3:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.