Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 4, 2013, 12:19 AM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 4, 2013, 12:19 AM MDT (06:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2013, 12:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 919 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1390 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705
WFUS55 KPUB 040619
TORPUB
COC099-040645-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0013.130804T0619Z-130804T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1219 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1245 AM MDT
* AT 1216 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TWO BUTTES...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY.
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...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 10250 3776 10235 3765 10274 3781 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 238DEG 17KT 3772 10270
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HODANISH3 follow-up statements
769
WWUS55 KPUB 040626
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1226 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013
COC099-040645-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130804T0645Z/
PROWERS CO-
1226 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS
COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM MDT...
AT 1223 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF TWO BUTTES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 287 5 MILES NORTH OF THE
BACA AND PROWERS COUNTY LINE BETWEEN 1230 AM AND 1240 AM.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 10250 3776 10235 3765 10274 3781 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 238DEG 17KT 3774 10267
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HODANISH333
WWUS55 KPUB 040635 RRA
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1235 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013
COC099-040645-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130804T0645Z/
PROWERS CO-
1235 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS
COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM MDT...
AT 1231 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF TWO BUTTES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS CROSSING HIGHWAY 287 AT 1235 AM.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY.
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...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 10250 3776 10235 3765 10274 3781 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 238DEG 17KT 3777 10261
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HODANISH755 WWUS55 KPUB 040643 SVSPUB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1243 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013 COC099-040652- /O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130804T0645Z/ PROWERS CO- 1243 AM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM MDT... THE STORM ROTATION WITH THIS SUPERCELL HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PROWERS COUNTY. LAT...LON 3795 10250 3776 10235 3765 10274 3781 10275 TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 238DEG 17KT 3779 10257 $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 6:33 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 6:50 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 7:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:40 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Kiowa | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Kiowa, Las Animas, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:17 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 2:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 4:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 5:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Mineral | 3 hr |
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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.