Tornado Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Jun 6, 1990, 9:33 PM MDT (03:33 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 1990, 10:30 PM MDT

In force

57 min

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Whole counties

County Elbert County, CO

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
933 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF COLORADO
      NORTHEAST EL PASO...SOUTHEAST ELBERT

AT 905 PM MDT A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND 5 MILES WEST
OF CALHAN IN NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO MOVING TO THE EAST
AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA..GO TO A STURDY SHELTER AWAY
FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER LOW AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING.  REMEMBER...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OF OVER
60 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD
LOW LYING AREAS.

THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCE WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY IF ONE IS SPOTTED.

IN HOMES GO TO THE BASEMENT OR INTO A CLOSET OR BATHROOM.  IN SCHOOLS
...HIGH RISES AND HOSPITALS GO TO AN INTERIOR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR.  IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GO TO A
THE NEAREST DITCH...GULLY OR OTHER LOW SPOT OR SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORTS TO THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

 THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEAR LIMON TO THE
 SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE TOWN OF CALHAN WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MILES
 NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS.

 HUBkER

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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.