Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2017, 3:22 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 38 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
- May 8, 2017, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2017, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:05 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Ene Beulah, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 12:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS55 KPUB 082122
SVRPUB
COC041-043-055-101-082200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0008.170508T2122Z-170508T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
322 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Fremont County in central Colorado...
Southwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado...
Western Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 400 PM MDT
* At 321 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southwest of Pueblo Reservoir to 10 miles
east of Greenhorn Mountain, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball 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...
Western Pueblo, Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo West, Pinon, Penrose, Rye,
Beulah, San Isabel and Colorado City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 10486 3824 10504 3793 10504 3778 10472
3846 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 133DEG 13KT 3820 10488 3802 10489 3789 10482
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
lw2 follow-up statements
815
WWUS55 KPUB 082141
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
341 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
COC055-082150-
/O.CAN.KPUB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170508T2200Z/
Huerfano CO-
341 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
central, southeastern and east central Colorado.
LAT...LON 3824 10504 3852 10486 3846 10458 3791 10469
3795 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 169DEG 18KT 3827 10487 3809 10492 3800 10487
$$
COC041-043-101-082200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170508T2200Z/
Fremont CO-El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
341 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO AND WESTERN PUEBLO
COUNTIES...
At 340 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Pueblo Reservoir to 11 miles northeast
of Greenhorn Mountain, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball 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...
Western Pueblo, Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo West, Pinon, Penrose,
Beulah, San Isabel and Colorado City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3824 10504 3852 10486 3846 10458 3791 10469
3795 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 169DEG 18KT 3827 10487 3809 10492 3800 10487
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
lw149
WWUS55 KPUB 082149
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
349 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
COC041-043-101-082200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170508T2200Z/
Fremont CO-El Paso CO-Pueblo CO-
349 PM MDT MON MAY 8 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...SOUTHWESTERN EL PASO AND NORTHWESTERN
PUEBLO COUNTIES...
At 348 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Pueblo Reservoir to 19 miles southwest
of Pueblo West to 12 miles northeast of Greenhorn Mountain, moving
north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Western Pueblo, Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo West, Pinon, Penrose,
Beulah, San Isabel and Colorado City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3824 10504 3852 10486 3846 10458 3792 10480
3795 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 177DEG 9KT 3825 10486 3811 10492 3803 10487
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
lwThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 41 min |
| May 7, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 47 min |
| May 7, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 29 min |
| May 7, 7:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 36 min |
| May 7, 7:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| May 8, 12:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 61 min |
| May 8, 1:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 58 min |
| May 8, 2:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 80 min |
| May 8, 2:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Custer, Huerfano, Pueblo | 25 min |
| May 8, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 62 min |
| May 8, 2:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 43 min |
| May 8, 2:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 8, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 59 min |
| May 8, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 38 min |
| May 8, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 66 min |
| May 8, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 15 min |
| May 8, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 23 min |
| May 8, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Custer | 51 min |
| May 8, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 52 min |
| May 8, 5:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Gunnison | 40 min |
| May 8, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 36 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.