Tornado Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

May 9, 2015, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2015, 3:15 PM MDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

Counties El Paso County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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074 
WFUS55 KPUB 092052
TORPUB
COC041-101-092115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0014.150509T2052Z-150509T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
252 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 315 PM MDT
    
* AT 252 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PUEBLO DEPOT...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  PUEBLO...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTIES.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 10435 3835 10450 3857 10449 3856 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 194DEG 18KT 3839 10440 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

KT

021 
WWUS55 KPUB 092101
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
301 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

COC041-101-092115-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150509T2115Z/
PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO-
301 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTIES...
    
AT 301 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF PINON...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PUEBLO...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO AND SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTIES.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3842 10434 3842 10448 3857 10449 3856 10428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 178DEG 24KT 3846 10442 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KT

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