Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2010, 4:33 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports 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
- May 25, 2010, 4:33 PM MDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2010, 5:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:36 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 8 Sse Vilas, CO | |
| May 25, 5:14 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Sw Walsh, CO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 WFUS55 KPUB 252233 TORPUB COC009-252330- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0023.100525T2233Z-100525T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 433 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 530 PM MDT * AT 430 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMPO...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VILAS...WALSH AND TWO BUTTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3762 10250 3755 10217 3707 10240 3712 10261 TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 195DEG 17KT 3718 10248 $$
4 follow-up statements
085 WWUS55 KPUB 252241 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 441 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010 COC009-252330- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100525T2330Z/ BACA CO- 441 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT... AT 439 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMPO...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VILAS...WALSH AND TWO BUTTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3762 10250 3755 10217 3707 10240 3712 10261 TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 195DEG 17KT 3721 10247 $$
557
WWUS55 KPUB 252250
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
450 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
COC009-252330-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100525T2330Z/
BACA CO-
450 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BACA COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM MDT...
AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF VILAS...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT 436 PM MDT HEN EGG SIZE WAS REPORTED 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF VILAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VILAS...WALSH AND TWO BUTTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3719 10259 3722 10259 3760 10242 3758 10230
3753 10218 3712 10237
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 195DEG 17KT 3727 10243
$$169
WWUS55 KPUB 252301
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
501 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
COC009-252330-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100525T2330Z/
BACA CO-
501 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BACA COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM MDT...
AT 458 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VILAS...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
IN ADDITION...HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS OR LARGER IS LIKELY WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VILAS AND WALSH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3716 10236 3725 10254 3728 10256 3739 10251
3751 10239 3758 10230 3751 10219 3719 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 222DEG 13KT 3728 10235
$$845
WWUS55 KPUB 252320
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
520 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
COC009-252330-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100525T2330Z/
BACA CO-
520 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3716 10236 3725 10254 3728 10256 3739 10251
3751 10239 3758 10230 3751 10219 3719 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 222DEG 13KT 3733 10229
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 17 min |
| May 25, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 64 min |
| May 25, 3:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 61 min |
| May 25, 4:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 59 min |
| May 25, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 56 min |
| May 25, 4:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 40 min |
| May 25, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 56 min |
| May 25, 5:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.