Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2014, 4:53 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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
- Aug 7, 2014, 4:53 PM MDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2014, 5:16 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:56 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Ene Fountain, CO | |
| Aug 7, 5:03 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Se Fountain, CO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS55 KPUB 072253
SVRPUB
COC041-080000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0166.140807T2253Z-140808T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
453 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 600 PM MDT
* AT 453 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FOUNTAIN...
OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...SCHRIEVER
AFB...FORT CARSON...SECURITY...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...STRATMOOR...
HANOVER AND CIMARRON HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3856 10465 3873 10481 3892 10462 3869 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 235DEG 16KT 3870 10467
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
HODANISH3 follow-up statements
945 WWUS55 KPUB 072304 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 504 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 COC041-080000- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-140808T0000Z/ EL PASO CO- 504 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 504 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...SEVERAL REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...PETERSON AFB...SCHRIEVER AFB...FORT CARSON...SECURITY...SECURITY-WIDEFIELD...STRATMOOR... HANOVER AND CIMARRON HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3856 10465 3873 10481 3892 10462 3869 10425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 235DEG 16KT 3873 10462 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ HODANISH
680
WWUS55 KPUB 072312
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
512 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
COC041-080000-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-140808T0000Z/
EL PASO CO-
512 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 511 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCHRIEVER
AFB...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS...FOUNTAIN...SCHRIEVER AFB AND
SECURITY-WIDEFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3863 10466 3869 10473 3892 10462 3869 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 235DEG 16KT 3875 10459
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HODANISH212
WWUS55 KPUB 072316
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
516 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
COC041-072326-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-140808T0000Z/
EL PASO CO-
516 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3863 10466 3869 10473 3892 10462 3869 10425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 235DEG 16KT 3876 10456
$$
HODANISHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 16 min |
| Aug 7, 1:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:55 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 5:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 5:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 33 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.