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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2015, 4:12 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 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
- May 8, 2015, 4:12 PM MDT (22:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 8, 2:00 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
617
WFUS55 KPUB 082212
TORPUB
COC071-089-101-082245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0009.150508T2212Z-150508T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
412 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT
* AT 412 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 37 MILES WEST
OF LA JUNTA...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
NORTHWESTERN LAS ANIMAS...WEST CENTRAL OTERO 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 3768 10420 3782 10435 3803 10414 3783 10391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 243DEG 14KT 3780 10420
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
PGW2 follow-up statements
443
WWUS55 KPUB 082226
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
426 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
COC071-089-101-082245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150508T2245Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-
426 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN
LAS ANIMAS...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
AT 425 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELHI...OR 33 MILES WEST OF LA
JUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS...WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 10417 3784 10428 3798 10411 3783 10391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 249DEG 15KT 3781 10412
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
ETP189
WWUS55 KPUB 082235
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
435 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
COC071-082244-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150508T2245Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
435 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3776 10412 3786 10420 3794 10407 3783 10391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 247DEG 14KT 3782 10407
$$
COC089-101-082245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150508T2245Z/
OTERO CO-PUEBLO CO-
435 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OTERO AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...
AT 434 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTH OF DELHI...OR 30 MILES WEST OF LA JUNTA...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3776 10412 3786 10420 3794 10407 3783 10391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 247DEG 14KT 3782 10407
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
EPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 56 min |
| May 7, 6:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 62 min |
| May 7, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 62 min |
| May 7, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 65 min |
| May 7, 7:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 24 min |
| May 7, 7:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 44 min |
| May 7, 8:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 18 min |
| May 7, 9:08 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Lake, Saguache, Teller | 32 hr |
| May 7, 9:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 65 min |
| May 7, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 29 min |
| May 7, 10:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 66 min |
| May 8, 12:27 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 33 min |
| May 8, 12:32 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 28 min |
| May 8, 12:55 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| May 8, 1:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 25 min |
| May 8, 6:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 29 min |
| May 8, 6:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 26 min |
| May 8, 7:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| May 8, 8:55 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| May 8, 9:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| May 8, 10:12 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| May 8, 12:50 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 18 hr |
| May 8, 12:50 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Otero | 6 days |
| May 8, 1:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 35 min |
| May 8, 1:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 36 min |
| May 8, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 32 min |
| May 8, 2:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 min |
| May 8, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| May 8, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 28 min |
| May 8, 2:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 32 min |
| May 8, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 24 min |
| May 8, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 31 min |
| May 8, 3:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 26 min |
| May 8, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 33 min |
| May 8, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 32 min |
| May 8, 3:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 35 min |
| May 8, 3:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 33 min |
| May 8, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| May 8, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| May 8, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| May 8, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 61 min |
| May 8, 4:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero, Pueblo | 36 min |
| May 8, 5:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 25 min |
| May 8, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 46 min |
| May 8, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Otero | 47 min |
| May 8, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| May 8, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 67 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.