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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2008, 2:27 PM MDT for El Paso County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 min. 3 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, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2008, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2:52 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 8 S Truckton, CO | |
| Jun 20, 2:52 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 5 S Truckton, CO | |
| Jun 20, 3:12 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 8 S Truckton, 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 359 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 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 202027 TORPUB COC041-101-202130- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0008.080620T2027Z-080620T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 227 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 330 PM MDT... * AT 225 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND EXTREME 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3862 10405 3832 10407 3862 10448 3876 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 306DEG 13KT 3864 10432 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 202044 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 244 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 COC041-101-202130- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080620T2130Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 241 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 239 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...OR 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 19 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY. IF YOU ARE IN THIS AREA...TAKE COVER IN THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY STRUCTURE NOW. AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS IS BEST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3862 10405 3832 10407 3862 10448 3876 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 353DEG 16KT 3856 10430 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 202108 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 308 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 COC041-101-202130- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080620T2130Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 307 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... AT 302 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 NORTHEAST PUEBLO COUNTY...OR 23 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 18 MPH. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF HAIL 1 INCH IN DIAMETER WITH THIS STORM. 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. IF YOU ARE IN A VEHICLE IN A RURAL AREA...AND THE TORNADO IS AT A DISTANCE...YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF ITS PATH. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN 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 3862 10405 3832 10407 3862 10448 3876 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 353DEG 16KT 3845 10428 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 202137 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 337 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 COC041-101-202144- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080620T2130Z/ PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO- 334 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO AND NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 330 PM MDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS REPLACED THE TORNADO WARNING FOR THIS STORM...DOWNSTREAM ACROSS NORTHEAST PUEBLO COUNTY...WESTERN CROWLEY COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM MDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3862 10405 3832 10407 3862 10448 3876 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 353DEG 16KT 3845 10428 $$
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, 2:29 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, 3:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 58 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 |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.