Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

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WWUS55 KPUB 162142
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
340 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COC055-162230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070516T2230Z/
HUERFANO CO-
340 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...

AT 339 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALSENBURG...OR 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH 
CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160...AND WEST OF 
INTERSTATE 25. THIS STORM WILL PASS MAINLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE 
TOWN OF WALSENBURG.  

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.

HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODS. IF WATER IS ACROSS YOUR PATH...DO NOT CROSS IT. THE
PATH OR ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT...AND THEREFORE THE WATER WILL BE MUCH
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

LAT...LON 3766 10482 3755 10495 3738 10487 3740 10476
      3742 10472 3743 10470 3744 10470 3747 10469
      3749 10467 3749 10465 3753 10462 3759 10460

$$

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WWUS55 KPUB 162152
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
351 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COC055-162230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070516T2230Z/
HUERFANO CO-
351 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...

AT 348 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 
THIS STORM WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR 30 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 
SOUTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160 AND WEST OF 
INTERSTATE 25.  THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 25 AROUND 8 MILES 
SOUTH OF WALSENBURG.  

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.

HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODS. IF WATER IS ACROSS YOUR PATH...DO NOT CROSS IT. THE
PATH OR ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT...AND THEREFORE THE WATER WILL BE MUCH
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

LAT...LON 3761 10479 3753 10487 3740 10476 3742 10472
      3743 10470 3744 10470 3747 10469 3749 10467
      3749 10465 3753 10462 3758 10460

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 162201
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
400 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COC055-162230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070516T2230Z/
HUERFANO CO-
400 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...

AT 356 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 
THIS STORM WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR 30 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 
SOUTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY.  THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 25 
BETWEEN 3 AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF WALSENBURG. 

AT 357 PM MDT...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW PENNY SIZE 
HAIL 8 MILES SOUTH OF WALSENBURG.

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.

HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODS. IF WATER IS ACROSS YOUR PATH...DO NOT CROSS IT. THE
PATH OR ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT...AND THEREFORE THE WATER WILL BE MUCH
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

LAT...LON 3761 10479 3753 10487 3744 10476 3742 10472
      3743 10470 3744 10470 3747 10469 3749 10467
      3749 10465 3753 10462 3758 10460

$$

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WWUS55 KPUB 162216
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
415 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COC055-162230-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070516T2230Z/
HUERFANO CO-
415 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...

AT 413 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR 27 MILES NORTH OF
TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST 
CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

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.

FREQUENT OR CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. REMEMBER...IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF
CAUGHT OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WATER...METAL OBJECTS...AND ISOLATED
TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. IF INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS AND AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF
POSSIBLE...UNPLUG ANY UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM
HITS.

LAT...LON 3760 10471 3754 10470 3751 10469 3749 10467
      3749 10465 3753 10462 3756 10457 3758 10455

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 162226
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COC055-162236-
/O.EXP.KPUB.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070516T2230Z/
HUERFANO CO-
426 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY 
EXPIRES AT 430 PM MDT...

LAT...LON 3760 10471 3754 10470 3751 10469 3749 10467
      3749 10465 3753 10462 3756 10457 3758 10455

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
257 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND TOMORROW)

MAIN CONCERN THIS PERIOD IS CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

CURRENTLY...TSRA DEVELOPING OVER THE MTNS AND HIG VALLEYS. LATEST
CAPE ANALYSUIS INDICATING 500-1000 J/KG IS NOW OVER THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR. ABOUT 30KNTS OF DEEP
SHEAR IS IN PLACE.

REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MAIN CONCERN IS INTENSITY OF CONVECTION.
DEEP SHEAR IS RUNNING ABOUT 30-40 KNTS OFF THE SPC MESO PAGE AND
CAPES ARE  INCREASING TO 500-1000 J/KG. DWPTS ALONG TEH I-25
CORRIDOR HAVE REMAINED UP...WITH KPUB COMING IN WITH A 49 DWPT AT 1
PM. WINDS AT JET LEVEL ARE FAIRLY STOUT...AROUND 40-50 KNTS. BELIEVE
ENOUGHT PARAMETERS ARE IN PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF MARGINAL SVR STORMS
TO DEVELOP OVER THE I-25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE ACTIVITY
CONTINUES EAST...LESS CAPE WILL BE AVAILABLE...AND INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD DECREASE.

FOR TOMORROW...SHOULD ONCE AGAIN SEE SCTD TSRA OVER THE REGION ONCE
AGAIN. DONT BELIEVE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE AS STRONG AS SHEAR AND CAPE
VALUES ARE PRGD TO BE A BIT LESS...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE THE SAME.
ACTIVITY MAY ALSO GO A BIT LATER THAN TODAY. /HODANISH

.LONG TERM...
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)

THURSDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY NIGHT...WEAK GENERALLY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PROGGED ACROSS THE REGION AS UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE DESERT SW THROUGH THE ROCKIES.
MODELS INDICATE WARMING ALOFT UNDER THE RIDGE...AND SHOULD SEE
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES ONCE AGAIN THROUGH
THE PERIOD. WITH THE WARMING ALOFT...SHOULD SEE A GRADUAL DECREASE
IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH WITH MOISTURE
PERSISTING UNDER THE RIDGE...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED CONVECTION PERSISTING THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH BEST POPS
REMAINING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...HIGH MT VALLEYS AND IMMEDIATE
ADJACENT PLAINS WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. HAVE ALSO ADDED
SLIGHT POPS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL WITH INCREASING
INSTABILITY THROUGH THE PERIOD.MODELS SEEMING HAVING SOME CONVECTIVE
FEEDBACK PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING PRECIP ONGOING OVERNIGHT AND WILL
KEEP POPS MAINLY DIURNAL IN NATURE...THOUGH HAVE KEPT SOME POPS
ONGOING ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN AREAS TO BETTER BLEND WITH
SURROUNDING OFFICES.

SUNDAY-MONDAY...UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY WITH
INCREASING SW FLOW ALOFT MONDAY AS A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE
WEST COAST BEGINS TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. INCREASING
WESTERLY FLOW AND LEE TROUGHING ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL KEEP TEMPS
ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES AND HELP SCOUR OUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WITH
MODELS HINTING AT DRYLINE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS.

MONDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY...LATEST GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TREND OF
DIGGING BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE ROCKIES...WITH STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR COOL AND MOIST
UPSLOPE FLOW TO PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. WITH PLENTY OF TIME FOR CONTINUED REFINEMENT OF THE
FORECAST...HAVE BEGUN TO TREND DOWN TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED POPS
THROUGH THIS PERIOD. IF CURRENT PROGS REMAIN TRUE...WILL NEED TO
CONTINUE TO LOWER TEMPS AND INCREASE POPS...WITH ONE LAST BLAST OF
WINTER POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS AOA 8K FEET. -MW

&&

.AVIATION...

MAIN CONCERN WILL BE TSRA COVERAGE OVER ALL 3 TAF SITES. COS LIKELY
TO BE IMPACTED THE MOST AS STRONGEST ACTIVITY SHOULD FORM OVER THE
PIKES PEAK REGION. ACTIVITY SHOULD END BY EARLY EVENING.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

34/23

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
846 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COZ058>089-093>099-171300-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
846 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ONE OR TWO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY
MAINLY ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS AND FAR
EASTERN PLAINS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS...THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE THIS
EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY
WIND FLOW AT THE SURFACE...ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR ONE OR TWO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. FARTHER OUT EAST...THE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
AS UNSTABLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL
HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY
ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

HODANISH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
240 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

COZ069>071-162215-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...
MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA
240 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2007

FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE BEING REPORTED OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY

THE WEATHER SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AND THESE WEAK FUNNEL CLOUDS FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.

THESE WEAK FUNNELS CAN EXTEND THOUSANDS OF FEET DOWN FROM THE
BASE OF THE PARENT CLOUD...AND TYPICALLY LAST FOR ONLY A FEW
MINUTES...THEN DISSIPATE.  HOWEVER...ON RARE OCCASIONS...THEY CAN
BRIEFLY REACH THE GROUND AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE.

IF YOU ARE IN SAN LUIS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF
ALAMOSA...BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEEING A FUNNEL
CLOUD...AND IF YOU DO...CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY...AND THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. IF YOU ARE A WEATHER SPOTTER FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN PUEBLO...PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE DIRECTLY IF YOU SPOT A
FUNNEL CLOUD.

IF A FUNNEL CLOUD COMES CLOSE TO THE GROUND NEAR YOU...GO TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY...PREFERABLY IN A STURDY BUILDING.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PUEBLO COLORADO