NWS Tornado Update

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR…  SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO…

* UNTIL 445 PM MDT

* AT 409 PM MDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TWO BUTTES…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS
ELEVATOR. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH. MULTIPLE TORNADOES WERE REPORTED ON THE GROUND ACROSS
SOUTHEAST PROWERS COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.