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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2007, 6:12 PM MDT for Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 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
- Jun 26, 2007, 6:12 PM MDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2007, 6:47 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 2188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KPUB 270012 TORPUB COC089-270115- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0013.070627T0012Z-070627T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 612 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 715 PM MDT... * AT 609 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WHICH WAS RAPIDLY ROTATING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3788 10341 3784 10363 3765 10362 3764 10340 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 270022 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 623 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 COC027-270045- /O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-070627T0045Z/ CUSTER CO- 623 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY... AT 618 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTH OF WESTCLIFFE...OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMOSA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY. IF POSSIBLE...WITHOUT RISKING YOUR SAFETY...PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE THE WEATHER HITS. GET IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...OR A BASEMENT CAN OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3823 10549 3825 10572 3797 10559 3798 10524 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 270033 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 633 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 COC089-270115- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070627T0115Z/ OTERO CO- 633 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY... AT 630 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3789 10340 3783 10373 3765 10362 3764 10339 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 270047 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 645 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 COC089-270055- /O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070627T0115Z/ OTERO CO- 645 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY... HOWEVER...SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OTERO COUNTY THROUGH AT LEAST 745 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTERO COUNTY AND BENT COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3789 10340 3783 10373 3765 10362 3764 10339 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 6:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 6:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 21 min |
| Jun 26, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 8:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 3:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Teller | 34 min |
| Jun 27, 3:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont | 94 min |
| Jun 27, 4:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 64 min |
| Jun 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 84 min |
| Jun 27, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont | 28 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.