Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2007, 4:38 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 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 27, 2007, 4:38 PM MDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2007, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 27, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 878 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 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 272240 TORPUB COC041-272315- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0017.070627T2238Z-070627T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 438 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS... * UNTIL 515 PM MDT... * AT 430 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 NEAR MANITOU SPRINGS...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORM WILL CROSS I-25 BY 450 PM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OLD COLORADO CITY COLORADO SPRINGS. 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 WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3902 10500 3882 10499 3879 10477 3900 10476 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 272248 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 445 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC041-272315- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070627T2315Z/ EL PASO CO- 445 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 440 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR EXTREME WEST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS. AT 442 PM PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON WEST SIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS. OTHER REPORTS INDICATE HAIL ONE HALF TO NEAR 1 INCH. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3902 10500 3882 10499 3879 10477 3900 10476 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 272255 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 452 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC041-272315- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070627T2315Z/ EL PASO CO- 452 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 443 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR PLATT AVENUE AND CIRCLE DRIVE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED OVER WEST CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALL OF COLORADO SPRINGS. PEOPLE IN COLORADO SPRINGS SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. RAPID TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3902 10500 3882 10499 3879 10477 3900 10476 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 272302 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 500 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC041-272315- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070627T2315Z/ EL PASO CO- 500 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY... AT 453 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A FUNNEL CLOUD THAT WAS OVER THE INTERSECETION OF BIJOU AND UNION AVENUE AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN COLORADO SPRINGS SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3902 10500 3882 10499 3879 10477 3900 10476 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Otero | 35 min |
| 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, 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.