Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2007, 8:47 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2007, 8:47 PM MDT (02:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2007, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bent County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 9:03 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 Sw Las Animas, CO | TORNADO ON GROUND IN OPEN FIELD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KPUB 040247 TORPUB COC011-040345- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0022.070704T0247Z-070704T0345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 847 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 945 PM MDT... * AT 845 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 8 MILES WEST OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR. 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 1100 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3825 10332 3796 10339 3766 10335 3782 10273 $$ METZE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KPUB 040257 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 856 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 COC011-040345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070704T0345Z/ BENT CO- 856 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR BENT COUNTY... AT 853 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH RAPID ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 13 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS ANIMAS. FORT MORGAN. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3825 10332 3796 10339 3766 10335 3782 10273 $$ METZE
000 WWUS55 KPUB 040309 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 907 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 COC011-040345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070704T0345Z/ BENT CO- 907 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR BENT COUNTY... AT 902 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR LAS ANIMAS...OR 15 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAS ANIMAS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OPEN COUNTRY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAS ANIMAS. 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 1100 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3825 10332 3796 10339 3766 10335 3782 10273 $$ METZE
000 WWUS55 KPUB 040315 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 914 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 COC011-040345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070704T0345Z/ BENT CO- 914 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR BENT COUNTY... AT 911 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM AND TORNADO WAS CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 18 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OPEN COUNTRY 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAS ANIMAS NEAR HIGHWAY 101. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A HOUSE IS IN A BASEMENT...UNDER STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GO TO THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...GO TO A NEARBY STURDY STRUCTURE AND GET IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF THERE IS NO STURDY STRUCTURE AVAILABLE...AS A LAST RESORT...GO TO A CULVERT...DITCH...OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3825 10332 3796 10339 3766 10335 3782 10273 $$ METZE
000 WWUS55 KPUB 040325 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 924 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 COC011-040345- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070704T0345Z/ BENT CO- 924 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR BENT COUNTY... AT 919 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 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR 22 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA... AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BENT COUNTY...SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 101. NO RECENT TORNADO REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...BUT THIS STORM IS STILL ROTATING RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. 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 1100 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. LAT...LON 3823 10310 3796 10339 3765 10338 3777 10274 $$ METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 67 min |
| Jul 3, 6:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 64 min |
| Jul 3, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 82 min |
| Jul 3, 9:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 11:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 3:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 95 min |
| Jul 4, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Alamosa | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Teller | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer | 89 min |
| Jul 4, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Saguache | 45 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.