Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2011, 6:09 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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
- May 18, 2011, 6:09 PM MDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 6:22 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Haswell, CO | |
| May 18, 6:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 11 W Eads, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS55 KPUB 190009
TORPUB
COC061-190100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0002.110519T0009Z-110519T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
609 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 700 PM MDT
* AT 604 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HASWELL...OR 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA
JUNTA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HASWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3831 10319 3837 10337 3850 10345 3853 10341
3852 10319 3860 10318 3862 10314 3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 224DEG 20KT 3844 10319
$$7 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 190014
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
614 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
614 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM MDT...
AT 613 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HASWELL...OR 39 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED STORM CHASER WAS OBSERVING A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD 1 MILE WEST OF HASWELL.
RESIDENTS OF HASWELL SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HASWELL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3831 10319 3837 10337 3850 10345 3853 10341
3852 10319 3860 10318 3862 10314 3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 224DEG 20KT 3846 10317
$$029
WWUS55 KPUB 190020
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
620 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
620 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 617 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HASWELL...OR 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED TORNADOES AROUND 6 PM. SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO
REPORT A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3837 10311 3839 10329 3849 10340 3853 10341
3852 10319 3860 10318 3862 10314 3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 224DEG 20KT 3848 10313
$$065
WWUS55 KPUB 190029
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
629 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
629 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 627 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HASWELL...OR 39 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3837 10311 3839 10329 3849 10340 3853 10341
3852 10319 3860 10318 3862 10314 3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 224DEG 20KT 3851 10309
$$626
WWUS55 KPUB 190033
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
633 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
633 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 631 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HASWELL...OR 38 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3840 10306 3843 10326 3852 10319 3860 10318
3862 10314 3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 224DEG 20KT 3853 10304
$$491
WWUS55 KPUB 190043
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
643 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
643 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 641 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF EADS...OR 39 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3844 10300 3849 10315 3860 10318 3862 10314
3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 224DEG 20KT 3858 10296
$$853
WWUS55 KPUB 190049
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
649 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
649 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM MDT...
AT 646 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF EADS...OR 38 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THE STORM HAS SHOWN A WEAKENING TREND BETWEEN 640 PM AND 649 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3844 10300 3849 10315 3860 10318 3862 10314
3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 224DEG 20KT 3858 10291
$$275
WWUS55 KPUB 190059
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
659 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
COC061-190109-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110519T0100Z/
KIOWA CO-
659 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING WAS LIKELY NOT PRODUCING A
TORNADO...BUT WAS STILL HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH AND 1 INCH HAIL.
LAT...LON 3844 10300 3849 10315 3860 10318 3862 10314
3861 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 224DEG 20KT 3862 10286
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 6:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 57 min |
| May 18, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 22 min |
| May 18, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 32 min |
| May 18, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 63 min |
| May 18, 8:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 36 min |
| May 19, 4:35 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 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.