Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2006, 1:32 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 76 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2006, 1:32 PM MDT (19:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2006, 2:48 PM MDT
- In force
- 76 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 12:21 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1370 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KPUB 221933 TORPUB COC041-222100- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0003.060622T1932Z-060622T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 132 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... * UNTIL 300 PM MDT... * AT 128 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES WEST OF CALHAN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEYTON. CALHAN. DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3913 10485 3908 10488 3888 10431 3913 10429 $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 221944 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 142 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 COC041-222100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060622T2100Z/ EL PASO CO- 142 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 137 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION. A TORNADO COULD BE PRODUCED AT ANY TIME. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK FOREST...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLACK FOREST. PEYTON. CALHAN. AT 130 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW QUARTER SIZE HAIL 19 MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3913 10485 3908 10488 3888 10431 3913 10429 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 221959 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 159 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 COC041-222100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060622T2100Z/ EL PASO CO- 159 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 154 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEYTON. CALHAN. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3913 10467 3904 10471 3888 10431 3913 10429 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 222013 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 211 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 COC041-222100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060622T2100Z/ EL PASO CO- 211 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY... AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE STORM PRODUCING STORMS. THESE SEVERE STORM PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CALHAN TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEYTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A TORNADO TO SPIN UP ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEYTON. CALHAN. RAMAH. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3912 10454 3895 10463 3891 10405 3912 10405 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 222033 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 232 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 COC101-222100- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-060622T2100Z/ PUEBLO CO- 232 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 228 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLORADO CITY...OR 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUEBLO...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY...AND COLORADO CITY. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT 231 PM MDT. IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3807 10501 3789 10499 3789 10466 3803 10472 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 222048 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 248 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 COC041-222058- /O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060622T2100Z/ EL PASO CO- 248 PM MDT THU JUN 22 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY... THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3912 10440 3891 10451 3891 10405 3912 10405 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 12:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 12:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 76 min |
| Jun 22, 1:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 2:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 91 min |
| Jun 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 23 min |
| Jun 22, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 88 min |
| Jun 22, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 5:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.