Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 1993, 6:24 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1993, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1993, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Baca County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 1408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 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 180025 TORPUB COC009-180115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 624 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO ...SOUTHERN BACA COUNTY AT 620 PM MDT THE BACA COUNTY SHERIFF RECEIVED A CITIZEN REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE CAMPO AREA SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. &
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 17, 4:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
COZ015-016-010-172345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 444 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 440 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAD INCREASED IN NUMBER ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. MOST OF THE STORMS WERE OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 H PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND NEW MEXICO BORDER...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. BT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
COZ015-016-010-172345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 444 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 440 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS HAD INCREASED IN NUMBER ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. MOST OF THE STORMS WERE OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 H PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND NEW MEXICO BORDER...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. BT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
COZ016-180030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 522 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 520 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE IN W4ESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STROM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO. PERSONS ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE-25 SOUTH OF PUEBLO SHOULD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF HEAVY RAIN IS ENCOUNTERED. SOME LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE MAY BECOME TEMPORARILY FLOODED AS WELL. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. BT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
COZ016-180030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 522 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 520 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE IN W4ESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STROM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO. PERSONS ACROSS PUEBLO COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE-25 SOUTH OF PUEBLO SHOULD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF HEAVY RAIN IS ENCOUNTERED. SOME LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE MAY BECOME TEMPORARILY FLOODED AS WELL. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. BT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:15 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
COZ016-180100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 615 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 610 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN BACA COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD AND 30 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD RIGHT ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A BRIEF TORNADO 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMPO AT 605 PM WAS RECEIVED BY THE BACA COUNTY SHERIFF. PERSONS ACROSS BACA COUNTY IN THE PATH OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:18 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
COZ016-180100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 615 PM MDT THU JUN 17 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 610 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN BACA COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD AND 30 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD RIGHT ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A BRIEF TORNADO 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMPO AT 605 PM WAS RECEIVED BY THE BACA COUNTY SHERIFF. PERSONS ACROSS BACA COUNTY IN THE PATH OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 4:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 4:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 5:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 5:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 49 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Colorado, 1993Every tornado warning in 1993Tornadoes in 1993
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.