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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2009, 7:40 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 53 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 11, 2009, 7:40 PM MDT (01:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2009, 8:33 PM MDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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 11, 7:51 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Hasty, CO | VORTEX 2 |
| Jun 11, 7:54 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Hasty, CO | VORTEX 2 |
| Jun 11, 7:55 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | E Hasty, CO | 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. TREE LIMBS DOWN AND SOME WINDOWS SHATTERED. |
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 11, 2:00 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KPUB 120140 TORPUB COC011-099-120245- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0011.090612T0140Z-090612T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 740 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES LAMAR... * UNTIL 845 PM MDT * AT 739 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR ABOUT 23 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR. HASTY. CADDOA MCCLAVE. WILEY. LAMAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3816 10245 3780 10255 3802 10321 3820 10313 TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 280DEG 22KT 3808 10303 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 120152 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 752 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 COC011-099-120245- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090612T0245Z/ PROWERS CO-BENT CO- 752 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL BENT AND WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTIES... AT 751 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED NEAR CADDOA...OR 19 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CADDOA. HASTY. MCCLAVE. WILEY. LAMAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3816 10245 3780 10255 3802 10321 3820 10313 TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 282DEG 19KT 3806 10295 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 120157 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 757 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 COC011-099-120245- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090612T0245Z/ PROWERS CO-BENT CO- 757 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL BENT AND WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTIES... AT 755 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED NEAR CADDOA...OR 17 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CADDOA. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR. MCCLAVE. WILEY. LAMAR. AT 754 PM A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HASTY. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3820 10307 3816 10245 3780 10255 3800 10316 TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 282DEG 19KT 3806 10293 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 120216 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 816 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 COC011-099-120245- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090612T0245Z/ PROWERS CO-BENT CO- 816 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL BENT AND WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTIES... AT 813 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED NEAR CADDOA...OR 13 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILEY. LAMAR. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF VERY LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER IN EASTERN BENT COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3797 10306 3819 10296 3816 10245 3780 10255 TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 283DEG 18KT 3803 10284 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 120233 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 833 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 COC011-099-120241- /O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090612T0245Z/ PROWERS CO-BENT CO- 833 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL BENT AND WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTIES... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA IN THIS CANCELLED WARNING. HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3797 10306 3819 10296 3816 10245 3780 10255 TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 283DEG 18KT 3801 10273 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 6:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 16 min |
| Jun 11, 6:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 7:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 20 min |
| Jun 11, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 9:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 9:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.