Tornado Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO

Issued

May 8, 2015, 3:42 PM MDT (21:42 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2015, 4:15 PM MDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Pueblo, CO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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819 
WFUS55 KPUB 082142
TORPUB
COC055-071-089-101-082215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0008.150508T2142Z-150508T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
342 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  WESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT
    
* AT 342 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 39 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO
  AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO 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 3779 10451 3797 10421 3776 10401 3761 10436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 234DEG 13KT 3775 10432 

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

$$

PGW

684 
WWUS55 KPUB 082154
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
354 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015

COC055-071-089-101-082215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150508T2215Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-OTERO CO-HUERFANO CO-PUEBLO CO-
354 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO AND
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
    
AT 354 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 39 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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 LAS ANIMAS...WESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO AND
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO 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 3779 10451 3797 10421 3776 10401 3761 10436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 228DEG 11KT 3776 10429 

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

$$

PGW

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