Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2010, 2:09 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 66 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
- Apr 22, 2010, 2:09 PM MDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2010, 3:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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.
615 WFUS55 KPUB 222009 TORPUB COC011-061-089-222115- /O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0007.100422T2009Z-100422T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 209 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 315 PM MDT * AT 203 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN LA JUNTA AND LAS ANIMAS. ARLINGTON. 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 3843 10335 3831 10306 3785 10339 3793 10359 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 205DEG 24KT 3798 10344 $$
4 follow-up statements
241 WWUS55 KPUB 222018 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 218 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-089-222115- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100422T2115Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 218 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN BENT AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT... AT 213 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ROTATION WAS INTENSIFYING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 50 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA. ARLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3843 10335 3831 10306 3785 10339 3793 10359 TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 206DEG 25KT 3804 10339 $$
951 WWUS55 KPUB 222028 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 228 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-089-222115- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100422T2115Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 228 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN BENT AND NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT... AT 226 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGHWAY 50 AROUND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA. ARLINGTON. 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 3794 10333 3802 10353 3843 10335 3831 10306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 206DEG 25KT 3811 10335 $$
871 WWUS55 KPUB 222035 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 235 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-089-222115- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100422T2115Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 235 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN BENT AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT... AT 231 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS ANIMAS...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OPEN COUNTRY NORTHWEST OF LAS ANIMAS. ARLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LAT...LON 3806 10325 3813 10348 3843 10335 3831 10306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 206DEG 25KT 3815 10332 $$
024 WWUS55 KPUB 222043 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 243 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 COC011-061-089-222115- /O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100422T2115Z/ OTERO CO-BENT CO-KIOWA CO- 243 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN BENT AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM MDT... AT 240 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF ARLINGTON...OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARLINGTON. 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 3809 10325 3820 10345 3843 10335 3831 10306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 205DEG 27KT 3822 10328 $$
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, 1:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 65 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, 2:24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.