Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 40 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
- May 19, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2011, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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 19, 4:42 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 E Security, CO | NO DAMAGE |
| May 19, 4:42 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Security, CO | |
| May 19, 5:23 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Wsw Calhan, 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 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 192235
TORPUB
COC041-192315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0003.110519T2235Z-110519T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
435 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 515 PM MDT
* AT 430 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR COLORADO
SPRINGS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...SCHRIEVER AFB...FALCON AND PEYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3912 10431 3869 10459 3875 10480 3913 10464
3913 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 202DEG 22KT 3881 10464
$$4 follow-up statements
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WWUS55 KPUB 192243
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
443 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
COC041-192315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110519T2315Z/
EL PASO CO-
443 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM MDT...
AT 442 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON AND PEYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3912 10431 3869 10459 3875 10480 3913 10464
3913 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 210DEG 23KT 3884 10463
$$736
WWUS55 KPUB 192251
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
451 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
COC041-192315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110519T2315Z/
EL PASO CO-
451 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM MDT...
AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALCON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. AT 440 PM...OBSERVERS AT THE
COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLORADO SPRINGS...FALCON AND PEYTON.
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 3912 10431 3891 10445 3876 10457 3884 10476
3890 10474 3913 10460 3913 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 208DEG 21KT 3888 10461
$$977
WWUS55 KPUB 192301
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
501 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
COC041-192315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110519T2315Z/
EL PASO CO-
501 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT...
AT 457 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALCON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3906 10435 3903 10437 3882 10455 3891 10474
3907 10464 3913 10459 3913 10449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 212DEG 23KT 3894 10459
$$381
WWUS55 KPUB 192309
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
509 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
COC041-192319-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110519T2315Z/
EL PASO CO-
509 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 515 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3906 10435 3903 10437 3882 10455 3891 10474
3907 10464 3913 10459 3913 10449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 212DEG 23KT 3899 10455
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 6:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 51 min |
| 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 |
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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.