Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2017, 6:23 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 52 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 13, 2017, 6:23 PM MDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2017, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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 13, 6:46 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wsw Olney Springs, CO | |
| Aug 13, 6:51 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Nne Olney Springs, 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 13, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS55 KPUB 140023
SVRPUB
COC025-089-140115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0232.170814T0023Z-170814T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
623 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
Southern Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 715 PM MDT
* At 623 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Olney
Springs, or 29 miles northwest of La Junta, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rocky Ford, Fowler, Ordway, Manzanola, Olney Springs, Sugar City
and Crowley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 10405 3842 10404 3832 10355 3798 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 287DEG 16KT 3821 10401
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
284 follow-up statements
071
WWUS55 KPUB 140032
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
632 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
COC025-089-140115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-170814T0115Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
632 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTIES...
At 631 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olney Springs,
or 27 miles northwest of La Junta, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Ford, Fowler, Ordway, Manzanola, Olney Springs, and Crowley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 10405 3839 10404 3832 10355 3798 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 307DEG 15KT 3818 10398
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
28602
WWUS55 KPUB 140036
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
636 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
COC025-089-140115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-170814T0115Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
636 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTIES...
At 635 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olney Springs,
or 26 miles northwest of La Junta, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Ford, Fowler, Manzanola, and Olney Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3832 10404 3827 10357 3798 10366 3803 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 304DEG 13KT 3816 10397
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
28382
WWUS55 KPUB 140046
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
646 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
COC025-089-140115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-170814T0115Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
646 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTIES...
At 645 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olney Springs,
or 23 miles northwest of La Junta, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Ford, Fowler, Ordway, Manzanola, and Olney Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10404 3821 10359 3798 10366 3803 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 311DEG 13KT 3813 10394
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
28475
WWUS55 KPUB 140058
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
658 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
COC025-089-140115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0232.000000T0000Z-170814T0115Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-
658 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OTERO AND SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY COUNTIES...
At 657 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Manzanola, or
21 miles northwest of La Junta, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Ford, Fowler, Manzanola and Olney Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3820 10404 3817 10360 3798 10366 3803 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 316DEG 10KT 3810 10391
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 6:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 6:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 9:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 9:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 10:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 1:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 34 min | |
| Aug 14, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 22 min |
| Aug 14, 2:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 34 min | |
| Aug 14, 3:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 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.