A tornado occurred in a field west of I-25 along a wind shift boundary around 6 miles north of downtown Pueblo. There wa no damage.
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A tornado occurred in a field west of I-25 along a wind shift boundary around 6 miles north of downtown Pueblo. There wa no damage.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 24, 2:45 AM MST, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) CURRENTLY...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SETTLED ACROSS THE REGION WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN MILD EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S ACROSS THE PLAINS. MEANWHILE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN SLOWLY RISING ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION FOR TODAY. INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL LEAD TO AN EARLY START WITH HI-RES MODELS INDICATING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY 17Z OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SAN JUAN RANGE. EXPECT COVERAGE TO EXPAND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AROUND 21Z BUT COVERAGE DOES NOT LOOK TOO WIDESPREAD AT THIS TIME. LACK OF STEERING FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP KEEP THUNDERSTORMS ANCHORED TO THE TERRAIN WITH VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE MAIN THREATS TODAY WILL BE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. MODELS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH A SURFACE FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO BACKDOOR INTO EASTERN COLORADO. THE GFS IS THE FASTEST SOLUTION WHICH HAS THE MAIN SURGE COMING IN BY LATE AFTERNOON WHILE THE HI-RES MODELS AND NAM ARE SLOWER WITH THE FRONT COMING THROUGH AROUND 06Z. THE NSSL WRF AND NAM DO HAVE AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE DEVELOPING OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE AND CONVECTION BLOWING UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE LOCALLY RUN WRF MODEL DOES HAVE CONVECTION OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE...BUT IS VERY ISOLATED IN NATURE. EXPECT TO SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE WHICH WILL LIKELY IMPACT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY. NOT MUCH MOISTURE OVER THE PLAINS WHICH WILL LIMIT INSTABILITY AND KEEP THINGS DRY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S FOR THE PLAINS WITH A FEW LOCATIONS PUSHING RECORD HIGHS AGAIN TODAY. MOZLEY .LONG TERM... (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) AN UPR RIDGE WL BE OVR THE AREA THRU SAT. WITH SOME MSTR REMAINING UNDER THE RIDGE THERE WL BE CHANCES FOR PCPN EACH DAY. ON THU IT LOOKS LIKE PCPN CHANCES WL MAINLY BE OVR AND NR THE HYR TRRN WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR PCPN OVR MOST OF THE SERN PLAINS. HIGH TEMPS WL BE ABOVE NORMAL BY ABOUT 10 DEGREES. ON FRI...THE PASSAGE OF A SHORTWAVE TROF TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...IS EXPECTED TO SEND A FRONT INTO THE SERN PLAINS. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MSTR BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE FRONT MAY STALL OUT ACRS THE SERN PLAINS AND COULD BE A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS DAY. CHANCES FOR PCPN WL STILL BE HIGHEST OVR AND NR THE MTS ON FRI...BUT SHOULD ALSO SEE SOME DEVELOP ACRS THE PLAINS. TEMPS ON FRI STILL LOOK WELL ABOVE NORMAL. ON SAT A SHORTWAVE TROF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACRS CO...WITH ISOLD TO SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN ACRS THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER SAT...BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL. ON SUN A STRONGER SHORTWAVE TROF IS FORECAST TO ACRS THE NRN U.S. ROCKIES...PUSHING THE UPR RIDGE CENTER MORE OVR AZ. A STRONGER FRONT WL COME THRU THE SERN CO PLAINS AS WELL. SHOULD SEE ISOLD TO SCT PCPN CHANCES AGAIN...BUT PROBABLY A BETTER CHANCE OVR THE PLAINS THIS DAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...TEMPS ON MON SHOULD BE COOLER...PROBABLY AROUND TO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. THE UPR RIDGE BUILDS OVR THE AREA AGAIN ON MON...AND THEN ON TUE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACRS THE STATE. IT LOOKS MSTR WL BE WORKING ITS WAY FROM THE SOUTH TO OVR THE FORECAST AREA ON MON AND TUE FOR ISOLD TO SCT PCPN AGAIN. && .AVIATION... THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING BY 17Z AND MOSTLY REMAIN ANCHORED TO THE TERRAIN WITH ONE OR TWO MAKING IT INTO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. NOT ANTICIPATING MUCH IMPACT FROM THUNDERSTORMS AT KALS THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT FOR OUTFLOW WINDS. FOR NOW WILL MENTION A VCTS FOR KALS...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING THE TERMINAL THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC NEAR KCOS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. DO EXPECT TO SEE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE RAMPART RANGE AND PALMER DIVIDE AFTER 22Z THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING AT THE TERMINAL. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACT OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE KCOS AREA. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN WELL WEST OF KPUB WITH VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. MOZLEY && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 88/28
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1152 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011 COZ058>089-093>099-251800- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 1152 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AT MIDDAY OVER MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO...WITH A FEW STORMS ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE AS WELL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH STORMS MOST WIDESPREAD OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN RANGE AND CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH VERY LITTLE EASTWARD MOVEMENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...LIGHTNING AND OUTFLOW WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BEING MOST NUMEROUS OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME SMALL HAIL...UNDER 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 10/27
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A landspout tornado was spotted from the NWS Pueblo office.
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