Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2012, 5:01 PM MDT for Baca County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 11, 2012, 5:01 PM MDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baca County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 5:31 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Nw Kim, CO | CONDENSATION FUNNEL 3/4 WAY TO GROUND. HAS LIFTED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2:11 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 676 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 WFUS55 KPUB 112301 TORPUB COC009-071-112345- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0001.120411T2301Z-120411T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 501 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 545 PM MDT * AT 457 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KIM...OR 39 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND WESTERN BACA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3757 10331 3735 10292 3714 10326 3723 10343 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 201DEG 20KT 3725 10328 $$ KAM
4 follow-up statements
002 WWUS55 KPUB 112317 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 517 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COC009-071-112345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120411T2345Z/ BACA CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 517 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 515 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIM...OR 35 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND WESTERN BACA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3722 10322 3729 10339 3757 10331 3737 10295 TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 213DEG 17KT 3732 10323 $$
673 WWUS55 KPUB 112335 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 535 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COC009-071-112345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120411T2345Z/ BACA CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 535 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 533 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIM...OR 31 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND WESTERN BACA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3722 10322 3729 10339 3746 10333 3737 10295 TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 213DEG 17KT 3739 10317 $$ KAM
057 WWUS55 KPUB 112341 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 541 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COC009-071-112345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120411T2345Z/ BACA CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 541 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 537 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIM...OR 30 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. AT 531 PM A STORM CHASER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND WESTERN BACA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3722 10322 3729 10339 3746 10333 3737 10295 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 213DEG 17KT 3741 10315 $$
486 WWUS55 KPUB 112343 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 543 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COC009-071-112353- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120411T2345Z/ BACA CO-LAS ANIMAS CO- 543 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3722 10322 3729 10339 3746 10333 3737 10295 TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 213DEG 17KT 3742 10314 $$ KAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 47 min |
| Apr 11, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 25 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.