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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 1991Crowley County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 1991, 3:57 PM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 1991, 3:57 PM MDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 1991, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Whole counties

County Crowley County, CO

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Carson/Butt, CO (KFCS), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Carson/Butt, CO at 12:00Z on 1991-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Carson/Butt, CO at 12:00Z on 1991-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
NaN m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPUB 062157
TORPUB
COC025-062230-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
357 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

   IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF COLORADO
      WESTERN CROWLEY

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND CITIES...CROWLEY
AND OLNEY SPRINGS.

AT 352 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CROWLEY IN WESTERN CROWLEY COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CROWLEY AND OLNEY SPRINGS SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS IN
A BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES...
TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

 GRAY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 6, 2:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
COZ015-016-062215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
220 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 215 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL
CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY
PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 7 MILES
SOUTH OF WALSENBURG IN HUERFANO COUNTY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE
3 MILES EAST OF BEULAH IN SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTY...AND 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WETMORE NEAR THE FREMONT CUSTER LINE. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MPH.

PEOPLE NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT TO CONDITIONS IN THEIR AREA AND BE PREPARED TO
MOVE QUICKLY TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.
STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:04 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
COZ015-016-062315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
300 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 255 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL HAD MOVED
INTO THE PUEBLO AREA OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE
HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED AROUND THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS
OF PUEBLO. WATER WAS ALSO OVER THE ROAD OVER SOME OF THE SOUTHSIDE
ROADS.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE 15 MILES
EAST OF WALSENBURG...AND IN AN AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NEAR THATCHER
...IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR CANON CITY
IN FREMONT COUNTY. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
20 TO 25 MPH.

REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST COLORADO. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN AND NEAFR THE WATCH AREA. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER...INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS WITHOUT DELAY IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:32 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
COZ004-011>014-016-017-062230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
235 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH FOR EL PASO..TELLER..ELBERT..LINCOLN..WESTERN
   CHEYENNE AND WESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM...

A  TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING.  THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLORADO
SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK..KIOWA..AND LIMON.

AT 230 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REACHED
FROM TRINIDAD NORTHWARD TO THE FORT COLLINS AREA AND WERE MOVING TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
.
HAVILL
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:34 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
COZ004-011>014-016-017-062230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                     ..CORR FOR TIME..
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
335 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH FOR EL PASO..TELLER..ELBERT..LINCOLN..WESTERN
   CHEYENNE AND WESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM...

A  TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN COLORADO UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING.  THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLORADO
SPRINGS..WOODLAND PARK..KIOWA..AND LIMON.

AT 230 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REACHED
FROM TRINIDAD NORTHWARD TO THE FORT COLLINS AREA AND WERE MOVING TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PERSONS IN EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
.
HAVILL
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:39 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
COZ015-016-062330-

SPECIAL WEATHER AND URBAN FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
330 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 325 PM MDT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO RUMBLE ACROSS THE CITY OF
PUEBLO AND WERE LEAVING HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND THE CITY. RAINFALL
REPORTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND A QUARTER TO 3/4 INCH OF RAIN
AROUND THE CITY SINCE JUST BEFORE 3 PM TODAY. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE
HAIL HAS ALSO FALLEN AROUND MAINLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF PUEBLO.

SOME URBAN FLOODING HAS OCCURRED...NOTABLY WATER OVER THE ROAD
AROUND PRAIRIE AND NORTHERN ON THE SOUTH SIDE...AND FLOODING AT
CENTRAL AVENUE AND INTERSTATE 25...IN THE SOUTHEAST AREAS.
OTHER ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE FLOODED OR BE
WATER COVERED. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW THEIR DRIVING SPEEDS AND
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT
BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN STREETS OR DITCHES IN THESE AREAS.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY SOUTH OF
FOWLER. THESE STORM WERE ALSO CARRYING HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVED
NORTHEAST 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF
OF LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST COLORADO. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. BE PREPARED TO
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER...INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS WITHOUT DELAY IF
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
GRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:56 PM MDT, 1 minute before
COZ004-011-014-016-062300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
354 PM MDT THU JUN 6 1991

...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO INCLUDING
   COLORADO SPRINGS UNTIL 8PM MDT...

AT 4PM MDT RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY
RAIN NOTED...ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FROM SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO TO NORTH
OF DENVER.

THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND
SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND AREA
COVERAGE IN THE LAST HOUR.

AFTER LAST NIGHTS RAINS AND THE LIKELY HOOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR THUS
PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CON-
DITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATEN-
ING WEATHER APPROACHES.

CROWLEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca26 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.