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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 8, 2014Teller County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2014, 12:31 PM MDT for Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 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
Jun 8, 2014, 12:31 PM MDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Teller County, CO

The radar

The Denver radar (KFTG), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 430 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-348 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

106 
WFUS55 KPUB 081831
TORPUB
COC119-081900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0008.140608T1831Z-140608T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1231 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 100 PM MDT

* AT 1230 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE GEORGE...OR 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD. 

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS 
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS 
           LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODLAND PARK...DIVIDE AND FLORISSANT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 3889 10505 3890 10533 3913 10533 3913 10505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 272DEG 14KT 3902 10537 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
298 
WWUS55 KPUB 081839
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1239 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

COC119-081900-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140608T1900Z/
TELLER CO-
1239 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...
    
AT 1239 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE GEORGE...
OR 31 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODLAND PARK...DIVIDE AND FLORISSANT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR 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 3889 10505 3890 10533 3913 10533 3913 10505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 263DEG 12KT 3899 10537 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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152 
WWUS55 KPUB 081847
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1247 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

COC119-081900-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140608T1900Z/
TELLER CO-
1247 PM MDT SUN JUN 8 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN TELLER COUNTY...
    
AT 1247 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE GEORGE...
OR 30 MILES WEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIVIDE AND FLORISSANT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR 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 3890 10508 3890 10533 3907 10533 3907 10508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 269DEG 11KT 3898 10535 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent32 min
Jun 7, 9:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jun 8, 10:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache33 min
Jun 8, 11:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache35 min
Jun 8, 11:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache23 min
Jun 8, 12:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Jun 8, 12:58 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBTeller32 min
Jun 8, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont43 min
Jun 8, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller58 min
Jun 8, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo25 min
Jun 8, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
Jun 8, 1:44 PM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande3 hr
Jun 8, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller45 min
Jun 8, 2:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jun 8, 2:18 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo27 min
Jun 8, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso40 min
Jun 8, 2:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo50 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jun 8, 2:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo3 hr
Jun 8, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo35 min
Jun 8, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso47 min
Jun 8, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo47 min
Jun 8, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero52 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas40 min
Jun 8, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jun 8, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Kiowa28 min
Jun 8, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers81 min
Jun 8, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca26 min
Jun 8, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa, Prowers96 min
Jun 8, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca29 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.