Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2012, 6:53 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 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
- Jun 7, 2012, 6:53 PM MDT (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2012, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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 7, 7:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Sw Ramah, CO | |
| Jun 7, 7:34 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 E Calhan, CO | MULTIPLE SMALL FUNNELS. NONE TOUCHING THE GROUND. |
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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2384 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
138
WFUS55 KPUB 080053
TORPUB
COC041-080130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0014.120608T0053Z-120608T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
653 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT
* AT 650 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF RAMAH...OR 27 MILES WEST OF
LIMON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAMAH AND CALHAN.
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. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON
U.S. HIGHWAY 24 NORTHEAST OF CALHAN.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10405 3890 10405 3893 10447 3914 10438
3914 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 013DEG 18KT 3925 10420
$$
KAM4 follow-up statements
739
WWUS55 KPUB 080106
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
706 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080130-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120608T0130Z/
EL PASO CO-
706 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT...
AT 659 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF RAMAH...OR 28 MILES WEST OF
LIMON...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST
OF SIMLA...DUE NORTH OF RAMAH...AND TO THE WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 125.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAMAH AND CALHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10405 3890 10405 3893 10447 3914 10438
3914 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 013DEG 18KT 3919 10422
$$
KAM918
WWUS55 KPUB 080110
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
710 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080130-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120608T0130Z/
EL PASO CO-
710 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT...
AT 708 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAMAH...OR 28 MILES WEST OF LIMON...MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN RAMAH...TAKE COVER NOW!!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAMAH AND CALHAN.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10405 3890 10405 3893 10447 3914 10438
3914 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 005DEG 20KT 3916 10420
$$
KAM847
WWUS55 KPUB 080122
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
722 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080130-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120608T0130Z/
EL PASO CO-
722 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT...
AT 718 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAMAH...OR 29 MILES WEST OF LIMON...MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN RAMAH YOU SHOULD BE TAKING COVER
NOW. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAMAH.
CALHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10405 3890 10405 3893 10447 3914 10438
3914 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 005DEG 20KT 3910 10421
$$
KAM287
WWUS55 KPUB 080125
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
725 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
COC041-080135-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120608T0130Z/
EL PASO CO-
725 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IS BEING
REISSUED...
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3913 10405 3890 10405 3893 10447 3914 10438
3914 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 005DEG 20KT 3908 10421
$$
KAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 8:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 8:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 54 min |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 8:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jun 7, 10:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 10:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jun 8, 3:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 31 hr |
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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.