Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2014, 5:32 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers 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
- Jun 30, 2014, 5:32 PM MDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2014, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 5:47 PM MDT | TORNADO | 4 W Springfield, CO | MULITPLE REPORTS OF TOR / LANDSPOUT NEAR COUNTY RD Y AND HYWY 287. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 793 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -614 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
141
WFUS55 KPUB 302332
TORPUB
COC009-099-010030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0014.140630T2332Z-140701T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
532 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 630 PM MDT
* AT 531 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
SPRINGFIELD... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH...VILAS...TWO BUTTES AND STONINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3731 10275 3753 10274 3773 10205 3751 10204
3722 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 264DEG 38KT 3742 10263
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$4 follow-up statements
030
WWUS55 KPUB 302342
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
542 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
COC009-099-010030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140701T0030Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
542 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES...
AT 542 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH...VILAS...TWO BUTTES AND STONINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3731 10274 3753 10273 3772 10206 3723 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 264DEG 8KT 3743 10267
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$429
WWUS55 KPUB 302353
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
553 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
COC009-099-010030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140701T0030Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
553 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
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...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH...VILAS...TWO BUTTES AND STONINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3731 10274 3753 10273 3772 10206 3723 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 267DEG 28KT 3743 10258
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$066
WWUS55 KPUB 010006
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
606 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
COC009-099-010030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140701T0030Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
606 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH...VILAS...TWO BUTTES AND STONINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3731 10274 3753 10273 3772 10206 3723 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 272DEG 14KT 3741 10257
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$888
WWUS55 KPUB 010023
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
623 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
COC009-099-010032-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140701T0030Z/
PROWERS CO-BACA CO-
623 PM MDT MON JUN 30 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM MDT...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3731 10274 3753 10273 3772 10206 3723 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 264DEG 38KT 3741 10257
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Lake | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 4:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 89 min |
| Jun 30, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 95 min |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 92 min |
| Jun 30, 5:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 85 min |
| Jun 30, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 47 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.