Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2008, 6:13 PM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 17, 2008, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2008, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 6:53 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 N Boone, CO | WELL DEVELOPED ROPE LIKE FUNNEL CLOUD VIEWED FROM OFFICE. APPEARED MORE THAN 40-50 PERCENT DOWN TO THE GROUND. FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VIEWED FROM THE WFO FROM 612 PM TO 620 PM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1300 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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 180013 TORPUB COC101-180045- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0023.080818T0013Z-080818T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 613 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 645 PM MDT... * AT 606 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. NEAR BOONE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOONE. 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. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 310DEG 5KT 3829 10424 $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 180017 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 617 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 COC101-180045- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080818T0045Z/ PUEBLO CO- 617 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 615 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR BOONE...OR 20 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS BEING OBSERVED BY METEOROLOGIST AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PUEBLO. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 233DEG 3KT 3832 10426 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 180022 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 622 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 COC101-180045- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080818T0045Z/ PUEBLO CO- 622 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 620 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE OBSERVING A FUNNEL CLOUD NORTH OF BOONE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR BOONE...OR 20 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. 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. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 219DEG 6KT 3832 10425 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 180026 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 626 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 COC101-180045- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080818T0045Z/ PUEBLO CO- 625 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 620 PM MDT...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SECOND TORNADIC CIRCULATION. THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF BOONE...OR 20 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 225DEG 7KT 3827 10424 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 180031 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 631 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 COC101-180045- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080818T0045Z/ PUEBLO CO- 630 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY... AT 625 PM MDT...RADAR CONTINUES TO TRACK STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM PRODUCING THIS ROTATION WAS CENTERED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOONE...OR 21 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY. 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. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 234DEG 10KT 3831 10421 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 180045 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 645 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 COC101-180053- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080818T0045Z/ PUEBLO CO- 643 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 645 PM MDT... RADAR INDICATES THE ROTATION HAS DISSIPATED. REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC INDICATE NO MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN THE BOONE AREA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS EASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. LAT...LON 3839 10406 3812 10407 3822 10434 3842 10426 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 234DEG 10KT 3833 10417 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:18 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 13 hr |
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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.