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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 18, 2009, 2:01 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 59 min. 4 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
- Aug 18, 2009, 2:01 PM MDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2009, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:06 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Se Walsenburg, CO | NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPORTS |
| Aug 18, 2:11 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 8 S Walsenburg, CO | LOOKING OFF TO THE EAST ABOUT 5 MILES. HILL OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF GROUND. |
| Aug 18, 2:14 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Aguilar, CO | |
| Aug 18, 2:18 PM MDT | TORNADO | 11 Se Walsenburg, CO | DEBRIS REPORTED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 265 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 182001 TORPUB COC055-071-101-182100- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0025.090818T2001Z-090818T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 201 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 300 PM MDT * AT 201 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR ABOUT 28 MILES NORTH OF TRINIDAD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY. 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 3785 10417 3759 10405 3743 10475 3760 10483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 252DEG 20KT 3754 10469 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 182008 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 208 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COC055-071-101-182100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090818T2100Z/ HUERFANO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-PUEBLO CO- 208 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 206 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR 28 MILES NORTH OF TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED WILL BE RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...EASTERN HUERFANO...A SOUTHEAST PUEBLO COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3785 10417 3759 10405 3743 10475 3760 10483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 252DEG 20KT 3756 10466 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 182021 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 221 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COC055-071-101-182100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090818T2100Z/ HUERFANO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-PUEBLO CO- 221 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 220 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY...OR 28 MILES NORTH OF TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED WILL BE RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY. AT 218 PM A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER SAW A TORNADO WITH DEBRIS EVIDENT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALSENBURG. 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 3785 10417 3759 10405 3743 10475 3760 10483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 257DEG 18KT 3757 10459 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 182042 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 242 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COC055-071-101-182100- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090818T2100Z/ HUERFANO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-PUEBLO CO- 242 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES... AT 240 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...OR 31 MILES NORTH OF TRINIDAD...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED WILL BE RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY AND NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. THIS STORM IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING...AS A STORM ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF AGUILAR IS INTENSIFYING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. && LAT...LON 3746 10463 3770 10457 3785 10417 3759 10405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 257DEG 18KT 3762 10441 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 182056 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 256 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 COC055-071-101-182106- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090818T2100Z/ HUERFANO CO-LAS ANIMAS CO-PUEBLO CO- 256 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 300 PM MDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3746 10463 3770 10457 3785 10417 3759 10405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 257DEG 18KT 3764 10432 $$
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, 1:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Teller | 38 min |
| Aug 18, 1:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 66 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 |
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.