Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2014, 8:42 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 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 5, 2014, 8:42 PM MDT (02:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2014, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 9:06 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 13 W Lamar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 480 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
490
WFUS55 KPUB 060243
TORPUB
COC011-099-060315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0002.140606T0242Z-140606T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
842 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
EAST CENTRAL BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 915 PM MDT
* AT 842 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF MCCLAVE...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
LAMAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND EAST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES.
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 3802 10301 3813 10278 3787 10248 3772 10277
3787 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 325DEG 21KT 3803 10281
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
ETP2 follow-up statements
633
WWUS55 KPUB 060257
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
856 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
COC011-099-060315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140606T0315Z/
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
856 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PROWERS AND EAST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
AT 856 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCCLAVE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAMAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND EAST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3802 10301 3813 10278 3787 10248 3772 10277
3787 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 321DEG 17KT 3803 10277
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
ETP302
WWUS55 KPUB 060312
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
911 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
COC011-099-060321-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140606T0315Z/
PROWERS CO-BENT CO-
911 PM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND EAST CENTRAL BENT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3802 10301 3813 10278 3787 10248 3772 10277
3787 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 325DEG 21KT 3803 10277
$$
ETPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 7:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 56 min |
| Jun 5, 8:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 8:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 8:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 9:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 9:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 9:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 10:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 10:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 10:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 11:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 12:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 92 min |
| Jun 6, 2:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 12:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 1:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 1:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 1:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 2:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 2:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 2:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 49 min |
| Jun 6, 2:44 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 3:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 3:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 19 min |
| Jun 6, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 3:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 4:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 60 min |
| Jun 6, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 4:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 91 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Colorado, 2014Every tornado warning in 2014Tornadoes in 2014
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.