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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2014, 3:17 PM MDT for Baca County, Bent County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 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
- Jun 6, 2014, 3:17 PM MDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
065
WFUS55 KPUB 062117
TORPUB
COC009-011-071-062145-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0006.140606T2117Z-140606T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
317 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
WEST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
* UNTIL 345 PM MDT
* AT 317 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF KIM...OR 36 MILES WEST OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...WEST CENTRAL BACA AND SOUTHERN 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 3727 10333 3750 10344 3766 10314 3733 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 250DEG 16KT 3739 10329
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
PGW2 follow-up statements
863
WWUS55 KPUB 062127
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
326 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
COC061-062200-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140606T2200Z/
KIOWA CO-
326 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 326 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHERIDAN
LAKE...OR 24 MILES WEST OF HORACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHERIDAN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY WHO WILL SEND YOUR
REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
PUEBLO.
&&
LAT...LON 3837 10221 3839 10238 3861 10234 3860 10205
3858 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 217DEG 25KT 3843 10224
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
PJC985
WWUS55 KPUB 062145
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
345 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
COC009-011-071-062155-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140606T2145Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-BACA CO-BENT CO-
345 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS...WEST CENTRAL
BACA AND SOUTHERN BENT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
LAT...LON 3727 10333 3750 10344 3766 10314 3733 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 250DEG 16KT 3739 10324
$$
PGWThe 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, 8:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 33 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, 3:20 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 |
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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.