Tornado Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

Jun 20, 2008, 2:29 PM MDT (20:29 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2008, 3:14 PM MDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Kiowa County, CO

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS55 KPUB 202029
TORPUB
COC061-202130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0009.080620T2029Z-080620T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
229 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN KIOWA 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 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF EADS...OR ABOUT 34 MILES NORTH OF
  LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 19 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHIVINGTON.
  BRANDON.
  NEENOSHE RESERVOIR.
  QUEENS RESERVOIR.

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 3827 10271 3861 10281 3862 10247 3827 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 333DEG 17KT 3856 10264

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 202043
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
243 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008

COC061-202130-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080620T2130Z/
KIOWA CO-
243 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT FOR EASTERN
KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 239 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 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BRANDON...OR 33 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHIVINGTON.
  BRANDON.
  NEENOSHE RESERVOIR.
  QUEENS RESERVOIR.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3827 10271 3861 10281 3862 10247 3827 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 333DEG 17KT 3854 10249

$$

000 
WWUS55 KPUB 202114
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
314 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008

COC061-202124-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080620T2130Z/
KIOWA CO-
314 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN KIOWA 
COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEAST PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM MDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3827 10271 3861 10281 3862 10247 3827 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 333DEG 17KT 3841 10241

$$

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