Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1990, 7:06 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1990, 7:06 PM MDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1990, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bent County, CO
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 2364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KPUB 100106
SVRPUB
COC011-100215-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
706 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF COLORADO
NORTHEAST BENT
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND CITIES...
HASTY...CADDOA...BIG BEND AND ALSO WILEY ALONG THE BENT/PROWERS
COUNTY LINE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF
LAS ANIMAS IN BENT COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN HASTY JUST AHEAD OF
THIS STORM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY...
AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY WITHOUT DELAY IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
TESAR
_What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:55 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
300 PM MDT SAT JUN 09 1990
... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8PM MDT FOR EL PASO...WESTERN CHEYENNE...
LINCOLN...ELBERT...AND WESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES OF COLORADO ...
AT 255PM MDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
HAIL...WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS IN TELLER COUNTY...ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH
OF DIVIDE. OTHER STORMS WERE BUILDING ALONG THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND
SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT
ABOUT 15 MPH.
PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR WEATHER UPDATES AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH.
CROWLEYSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 3:34 PM MDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MDT SAT JUNE 9 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST... COLORADO... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 PM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN NORTHEAST HUERFANO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF PUEBLO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTENING AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TESAR
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
COZ009-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALAMOSA CO 415 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... AS OF 4 PM THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WAS ON THE DECREASE. AT 225 PM A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM MOVED OVER THE ALAMOSA AIRPORT PRODUCING 40 MPH WIND GUSTS AND MARBLE SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH .36 INCH OF RAIN. THE STORM MOVED TO THE EAST. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE HEAVY AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND LIGHTNING. IF THREATENING WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA...BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF FLYING DEBRIS AND DANGER FROM HAIL. BECAUSE OF THE DANGER FROM LIGHTNING...USE THE TELEPHONE ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD END AROUND 8 4PM THIS EVENING WITH PARTIAL CLEARING THEREAFTER. CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT 60 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. BENTON
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:48 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 445 PM MDT SAT JUNE 9 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST... COLORADO... A THUNDERSTORM HAS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTH PUEBLO PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS ...HEAVY RAIN AND 1/4 INCH SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE CITY AND RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT LOCALLY STRONG WIND AND HEAVY RAINS... ALONG WITH HAIL WHICH COULD BECOME LARGER. THUfNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTENING AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TESAR
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-100100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 550 PM MDT SAT JUNE 9 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST... COLORADO... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. AT 540 PM MDT THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR THE TOWN OF BOONE IN PUEBLO COUNTY...AND JUST SOUTH OF HAWLEY IN OTERO COUNTY. THE TOWN OF LA JUNTA AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN OTERO...PUEBLO AND CROWLEY COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL EARLY THIS EVENING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TESAR
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:43 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
COZ015-016-017-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 640 PM MDT SAT JUNE 9 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST... COLORADO... THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. AT 630 PM MDT THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A LINE FROM JUST EAST OF LA JUNTA IN OTERO COUNTY...TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN BENT COUNTY AND ALSO THOSE OF SOUTHERN BENT COUNTY...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWN OF LAS ANIMAS. SOUTHEAST COLORADO IS STILL UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA MOVE TO SAFE SHELLTER IMMEDIATELY. ALSO...HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS SOME URBAN ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO D0RIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED STREETS. TESAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 54 min |
Nearby
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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.