Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2015, 3:37 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 min. 4 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 9, 2015, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2015, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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 9, 3:41 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 14 Sse Schriever Afb, CO | |
| May 9, 3:41 PM MDT | TORNADO | 10 Wsw Truckton, CO | TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND. |
| May 9, 3:48 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Se Schriever Afb, CO | |
| May 9, 3:56 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 S Ellicott, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:55 AM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
061
WFUS55 KPUB 092137
TORPUB
COC041-092215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0016.150509T2137Z-150509T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
337 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 415 PM MDT
* AT 336 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HANOVER...OR 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
TRUCKTON AROUND 355 PM MDT.
ELLICOTT AROUND 410 PM MDT.
YODER AROUND 415 PM MDT.
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 3855 10423 3857 10447 3891 10445 3888 10414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 189DEG 20KT 3864 10434
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT5 follow-up statements
396
WWUS55 KPUB 092144
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
344 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
COC041-092215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150509T2215Z/
EL PASO CO-
344 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 343 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HANOVER...OR 28
MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TRUCKTON AROUND 355 PM MDT.
ELLICOTT AROUND 410 PM MDT.
YODER AROUND 415 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3855 10423 3857 10447 3891 10445 3888 10414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 189DEG 20KT 3868 10433
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT630
WWUS55 KPUB 092147 RRA
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
347 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
COC041-092215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150509T2215Z/
EL PASO CO-
347 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 347 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HANOVER...OR 28 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ELLICOTT AROUND 410 PM MDT.
YODER AROUND 415 PM MDT.
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 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 3865 10423 3866 10446 3891 10445 3888 10414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 189DEG 20KT 3871 10432
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT796
WWUS55 KPUB 092152
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
352 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
COC041-092215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150509T2215Z/
EL PASO CO-
352 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 351 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
TRUCKTON...OR 27 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 346 PM...A TORNADO
WAS REPORTED BY A HAM RADIO OPERATOR 10 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
TRUCKTON.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ELLICOTT AND YODER AROUND 410 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3867 10425 3869 10445 3891 10445 3888 10414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 181DEG 21KT 3873 10433
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT676
WWUS55 KPUB 092203
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
403 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
COC041-092215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150509T2215Z/
EL PASO CO-
403 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 401 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLICOTT...OR 27 MILES EAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 94 BETWEEN ELLICOTT AND YODER AROUND 415 PM MDT.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 10426 3875 10439 3890 10437 3888 10418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 192DEG 16KT 3877 10432
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
KT622
WWUS55 KPUB 092208
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
408 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
COC041-092218-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150509T2215Z/
EL PASO CO-
408 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
415 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3872 10426 3875 10439 3890 10437 3888 10418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 189DEG 20KT 3877 10432
$$
KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| May 8, 6:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero | 36 min |
| May 8, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 54 min |
| May 8, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 23 min |
| May 8, 6:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Bent, Otero | 2 hr |
| May 8, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 44 min |
| May 8, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| May 8, 6:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 54 min |
| May 8, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 58 min |
| May 8, 7:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 28 min |
| May 8, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 54 min |
| May 8, 8:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 30 min |
| May 8, 8:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont | 3 hr |
| May 8, 9:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 58 min |
| May 8, 9:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| May 8, 10:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | Otero | 6 hr |
| May 8, 10:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 118 min |
| May 8, 11:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 76 min |
| May 9, 12:51 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 114 min |
| May 9, 3:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| May 9, 3:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| May 9, 3:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:43 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:46 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 45 hr |
| May 9, 4:59 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 5:22 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 25 hr |
| May 9, 5:22 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 25 hr |
| May 9, 5:28 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso | 15 hr |
| May 9, 5:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:16 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 12 hr |
| May 9, 6:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| May 9, 6:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 23 min |
| May 9, 8:11 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 17 hr |
| May 9, 9:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 29 min |
| May 9, 11:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 25 min |
| May 9, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 14 min |
| May 9, 12:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| May 9, 12:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Teller | 38 min |
| May 9, 1:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| May 9, 1:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 119 min |
| May 9, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 30 min |
| May 9, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| May 9, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 37 min |
| May 9, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 50 min |
| May 9, 1:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 35 min |
| May 9, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 53 min |
| May 9, 2:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 9, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 2:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 23 min |
| May 9, 2:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 49 min |
| May 9, 3:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 38 min |
| May 9, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 25 min |
| May 9, 3:23 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 hr |
| May 9, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 43 min |
| May 9, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 29 min |
| May 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 41 min |
| May 9, 4:20 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 9, 4:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:59 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 14 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.