Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2010, 1:10 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 65 min. 5 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
- Apr 22, 2010, 1:10 PM MDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2010, 2:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1:10 PM MDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Las Animas, CO | CONDENSATION CONE ON GROUND. |
| Apr 22, 1:13 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Las Animas, CO | |
| Apr 22, 1:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 Wsw John Martin Reser, CO | |
| Apr 22, 1:48 PM MDT | TORNADO | 7 Nnw Hasty, CO | |
| Apr 22, 1:51 PM MDT | TORNADO | 8 N Hasty, CO | WELL DEFINED CONE ON THE GROUND. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WFUS55 KPUB 221910 TORPUB COC011-061-222015- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0004.100422T1910Z-100422T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 110 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 215 PM MDT * AT 108 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR 23 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3845 10297 3830 10268 3790 10309 3800 10328 TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 216DEG 19KT 3803 10312 $$
5 follow-up statements
529 WWUS55 KPUB 221915 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 115 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-222015- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100422T2015Z/ BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 115 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 112 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR 24 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...HASTY...NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR...FORT LYON AND CADDOA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3790 10309 3800 10328 3845 10297 3830 10268 TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 216DEG 19KT 3805 10310 $$
644 WWUS55 KPUB 221925 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 125 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-222015- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100422T2015Z/ BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 125 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 121 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR...OR 26 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AT 120 PM...SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT THE TORNADO NEAR JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR HAS LIFTED. BUT THIS STORM REMAINS STRONG AND THE ADDITIONAL TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HASTY AND NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR. 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3797 10302 3809 10321 3845 10297 3830 10268 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 205DEG 29KT 3812 10308 $$
829 WWUS55 KPUB 221931 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 131 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-222015- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100422T2015Z/ BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 131 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 126 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HASTY...OR 21 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. RADAR INDICATES A STRONG CIRCULATION WAS DEVELOPING JUST NORTHWEST OF HASTY...AND ANOTHER TORNADO MAY DEVELOP WITH THIS CIRCULATION. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3797 10302 3809 10321 3845 10297 3830 10268 TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 200DEG 25KT 3818 10299 $$
309 WWUS55 KPUB 221943 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 143 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-222015- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100422T2015Z/ BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 143 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 140 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF HASTY...OR 22 MILES WEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3797 10302 3809 10321 3845 10297 3830 10268 TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 219DEG 19KT 3820 10298 $$
963 WWUS55 KPUB 221951 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 151 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-222015- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100422T2015Z/ BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 151 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 145 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF HASTY...OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE STATED A MULTIVORTEX TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND AT 145 PM...AND THIS TORNADO WAS OVER OPEN COUNTRY. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE GOLF BALL OR LARGER SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3809 10290 3822 10312 3845 10297 3830 10268 TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 219DEG 19KT 3823 10296 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 60 min |
| Apr 21, 7:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 12:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 21 min |
| Apr 22, 12:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 1:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 1:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 2:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 2:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 2:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 2:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 3:17 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:17 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont | 39 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 21 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.