Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 18, 2009, 1:31 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2009, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2009, 2:09 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Teller County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS55 KPUB 181931
TORPUB
COC119-182030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0024.090818T1931Z-090818T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
131 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 230 PM MDT
* AROUND 120 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR 11
MILE RESERVOIR IN PARK COUNTY...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST
AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORISSANT.
DIVIDE.
WOODLAND PARK.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10503 3891 10503 3888 10533 3907 10533
3913 10506 3913 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 261DEG 18KT 3898 10538
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS55 KPUB 181945
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
145 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
COC119-182030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2030Z/
TELLER CO-
145 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN
TELLER COUNTY...
AT 135 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
JUST EAST OF LAKE GEORGE IN PARK COUNTY...OR 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FLORISSANT IN TELLER COUNTY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED
NEAR FLORISSANT...OR 30 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND WAS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORISSANT.
DIVIDE.
WOODLAND PARK.
AT AROUND 135 PM...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW A FUNNEL
CLOUD 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLORISSANT. THE STORM WAS TRACKING
EAST AT 20 MPH...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 24.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY
FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN
AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR
BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM
FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A
NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY
STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR
OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10503 3891 10503 3888 10533 3907 10533
3913 10506 3913 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 262DEG 18KT 3899 10532
$$000
WWUS55 KPUB 181958
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
158 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
COC119-182030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2030Z/
TELLER CO-
158 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN
TELLER COUNTY...
AT 155 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 ABOUT 5
MILES NORTH OF DIVIDE...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODLAND PARK...AND LOCATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 24 IN TELLER COUNTY.
AT AROUND 135 PM...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW A FUNNEL
CLOUD 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLORISSANT.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10503 3891 10503 3888 10533 3907 10533
3913 10506 3913 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 260DEG 21KT 3901 10519
$$000
WWUS55 KPUB 182009
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
209 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
COC119-182018-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090818T2030Z/
TELLER CO-
209 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN TELLER
COUNTY...
HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS
MAY STILL BE IN THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3912 10503 3891 10503 3888 10533 3907 10533
3913 10506 3913 10504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 260DEG 21KT 3903 10506
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 67 min |
| Aug 17, 7:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 8:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Aug 17, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 9:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Aug 17, 9:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Teller | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 10:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 11:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 2:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 12:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 1:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Aug 18, 1:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Aug 18, 2:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 2:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Fremont, Pueblo | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 64 min |
| Aug 18, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 95 min |
| Aug 18, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo | 91 min |
| Aug 18, 4:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 4:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 84 min |
| Aug 18, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.