Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Sep 27, 2012, 2:18 PM MDT for El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 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
- Sep 27, 2012, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties El Paso County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
464 WFUS55 KPUB 272018 TORPUB COC041-119-272045- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0024.120927T2018Z-120927T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 218 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... NORTH CENTRAL TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 245 PM MDT * AT 216 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLORADO SPRINGS...CHIPITA PARK AND CASCADE. 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. && LAT...LON 3909 10485 3887 10490 3894 10514 3912 10508 TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 284DEG 12KT 3901 10500 $$
5 follow-up statements
581
WWUS55 KPUB 272024
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
224 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
COC119-272033-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
TELLER CO-
224 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TELLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF TELLER COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3905 10486 3887 10490 3897 10504 3906 10503
3910 10501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 284DEG 12KT 3901 10498
$$
COC041-272045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
224 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT...
AT 221 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
ROTATION HAS INCREASED WITH THIS STORM BETWEEN 215 PM AND 220 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 10486 3887 10490 3897 10504 3906 10503
3910 10501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 284DEG 12KT 3901 10498
$$532
WWUS55 KPUB 272029
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
229 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
COC041-272045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
229 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT...
AT 225 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTOLA...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE STRONGEST ROTATION WITH THIS STORM WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 10486 3887 10490 3897 10504 3906 10503
3910 10501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 302DEG 15KT 3899 10496
$$128
WWUS55 KPUB 272033
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
233 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
COC041-272045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
233 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT...
AT 230 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTOLA...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
A TIGHT ROTATION COUPLET WAS INDICATED ON RADAR AT 230 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3900 10499 3907 10497 3905 10486 3887 10490
3893 10499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 302DEG 15KT 3898 10494
$$456
WWUS55 KPUB 272038
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
238 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
COC041-272045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
238 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT...
AT 234 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AIR FORCE ACADEMY...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
ROTATION HAS DECREASED BETWEEN 230 PM AND 234 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 10498 3906 10494 3905 10486 3887 10490
3891 10496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 302DEG 15KT 3897 10492
$$336
WWUS55 KPUB 272042
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
242 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
COC041-272051-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120927T2045Z/
EL PASO CO-
242 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
245 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3899 10498 3906 10494 3905 10486 3887 10490
3891 10496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 302DEG 15KT 3896 10490
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 9:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 53 min |
| Sep 27, 2:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Sep 27, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Sep 27, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 65 min |
| Sep 27, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 56 min |
| Sep 27, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 52 min |
| Sep 27, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 66 min |
| Sep 27, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.