Tornado Warning 20, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

May 24, 2015, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2015, 4:00 PM MDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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126 
WFUS55 KPUB 242136
TORPUB
COC011-099-242200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0020.150524T2136Z-150524T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
336 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 400 PM MDT
    
* AT 336 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
  LAMAR AND WILEY AROUND 400 PM MDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CADDOA.

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 3774 10275 3797 10306 3825 10286 3821 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 212DEG 24KT 3795 10278 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

HODANISH

207 
WWUS55 KPUB 242146
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
346 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015

COC011-099-242200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150524T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
346 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND EAST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
        
AT 344 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. LIVE VIDEO FROM 
STORM CHASERS INDICATE A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.

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...
    LAMAR AND WILEY AROUND 400 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 3779 10274 3792 10295 3823 10278 3821 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 208DEG 21KT 3798 10271 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

HODANISH

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