Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2007, 9:05 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 55 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, 9:05 PM MDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2007, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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 27, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1576 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 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 280305 TORPUB COC025-089-280400- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0018.070628T0305Z-070628T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 905 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LA JUNTA... * UNTIL 1000 PM MDT... * AT 903 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKY FORD...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROCKY FORD. SWINK. LA JUNTA. CHERAW. 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 3822 10386 3787 10395 3774 10344 3823 10340 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 280315 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 913 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC025-089-280400- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070628T0400Z/ OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO- 913 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY AND NORTHERN OTERO COUNTIES... AT 912 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC SAW A FUNNEL CLOUD ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN MANZANOLA AND ROCKY FORD. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR ROCKY FORD...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROCKY FORD. SWINK. LA JUNTA. CHERAW. AT 900 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND A POSSIBLE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN MANZANOLA AND ROCKY FORD. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3822 10386 3787 10395 3774 10344 3823 10340 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 280331 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 929 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC025-089-280400- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070628T0400Z/ OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO- 929 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY AND NORTHERN OTERO COUNTIES... AT 924 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS BETWEEN MANZANOLA AND ROCKY FORD...AND BETWEEN CROWLEY AND ORDWAY. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ORDWAY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKY FORD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA TO 15 MILES WEST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROCKY FORD. SWINK. LA JUNTA. CHERAW. THESE WEAK FUNNELS MAY MAKE BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS ALONG THIS LINE IN THE AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3822 10385 3784 10389 3774 10342 3823 10340 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 280353 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 950 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC025-089-280400- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070628T0400Z/ OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO- 950 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES... AT 945 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE WEAK TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALONG A LIKE FROM NEAR ORDWAY...TO WEST OF LA JUNTA. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ORDWAY TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWINK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SWINK. SUGAR CITY. LA JUNTA. CHERAW. THESE WEAK FUNNELS MAY MAKE BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS ALONG THIS LINE IN THE AREA. THESE ARE LIKELY PRODUCING ONLY WEAK ROTATION AND NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3823 10384 3781 10377 3774 10342 3823 10340 $$
000 WWUS55 KPUB 280402 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1000 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 COC025-089-280410- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070628T0400Z/ OTERO CO-CROWLEY CO- 1000 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROWLEY AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1000 PM MDT... STORMS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY...AND NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LOW HANGING CLOUDS OR WEAK FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY CONTINUE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS EASTERN CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3823 10384 3781 10377 3774 10342 3823 10340 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 6:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 90 min |
| Jun 27, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 9:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 57 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.