Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2008, 3:32 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 58 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2008, 3:32 PM MDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2008, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:56 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | Holly, CO | |
| Jun 20, 4:02 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Holly, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 20, 11:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 489 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS55 KPUB 202132
TORPUB
COC061-099-202230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0011.080620T2132Z-080620T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
332 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 430 PM MDT...
* AT 330 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO 11 MILES NORTH OF HARTMAN...OR ABOUT 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARTMAN.
HOLLY.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3822 10236 3831 10216 3814 10202 3813 10203
3788 10204 3787 10203 3774 10204 3774 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 320DEG 21KT 3826 10219
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS55 KPUB 202153
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
COC061-099-202230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080620T2230Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
350 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTIES...
AT 348 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HARTMAN...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE...AND WAS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOLLY.
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES HAS DECREASED...HOWEVER THERE STILL
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF TORNADOES.
THIS STORM CAN ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS WELL
AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3822 10236 3831 10216 3814 10202 3813 10203
3788 10204 3787 10203 3774 10204 3774 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 320DEG 21KT 3818 10210
$$000
WWUS55 KPUB 202218
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
418 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
COC061-202226-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080620T2230Z/
KIOWA CO-
416 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTY...
HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3795 10218 3816 10206 3814 10203 3788 10204
3787 10203 3774 10204 3774 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 320DEG 21KT 3806 10198
$$
COC099-202230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080620T2230Z/
PROWERS CO-
416 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
AT 411 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED OVER EXTREME
WEST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE...
AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH.
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES HAS DECREASED...BUT THERE STILL IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A BRIEF TORNADO.
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
AT 400 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTERS SAW NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN
HOLLY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3795 10218 3816 10206 3814 10203 3788 10204
3787 10203 3774 10204 3774 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 320DEG 21KT 3806 10198
$$000
WWUS55 KPUB 202230
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
430 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
COC099-202240-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080620T2230Z/
PROWERS CO-
430 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430
PM MDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3795 10218 3816 10206 3814 10203 3788 10204
3787 10203 3774 10204 3774 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 320DEG 21KT 3800 10191
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 2:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 2:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 2:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 2:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 56 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.