Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 8, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2019, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:49 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 N Calhan, CO | A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED REACHING HALFWAY TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF CALHAN. LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS55 KPUB 090045
TORPUB
COC041-090115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0007.190609T0045Z-190609T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
645 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 644 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ramah, or 31 miles west of Limon, moving southeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This storm has a history of
producing a 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Ramah around 655 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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Pueblo.
&&
LAT...LON 3894 10406 3909 10439 3913 10437 3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 294DEG 26KT 3914 10425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
BL2 follow-up statements
845
WWUS55 KPUB 090101
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
701 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
COC041-090115-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190609T0115Z/
El Paso CO-
701 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
At 659 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ramah, or 25 miles southwest of Limon, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm is near Ramah and will move over mainly
rural areas of northeastern El Paso County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10429 3913 10405 3898 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 294DEG 26KT 3909 10411
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
BL570
WWUS55 KPUB 090114
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
714 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
COC041-090123-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190609T0115Z/
El Paso CO-
714 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3913 10429 3913 10405 3898 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 294DEG 26KT 3905 10399
$$
BLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.