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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 2014Baca County, Bent County, Las Animas County, Colorado

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 6, 12:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 238 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

PGW
2 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

$$

PJC
985 
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 

$$

PGW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 6:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas32 min
Jun 5, 6:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert27 min
Jun 5, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas51 min
Jun 5, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jun 5, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa49 min
Jun 5, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 5, 7:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers39 min
Jun 5, 7:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 5, 8:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso56 min
Jun 5, 8:11 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers34 min
Jun 5, 8:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo51 min
Jun 5, 8:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso43 min
Jun 5, 8:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso41 min
Jun 5, 8:42 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers33 min
Jun 5, 9:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent33 min
Jun 5, 9:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jun 5, 9:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso23 min
Jun 5, 9:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso23 min
Jun 5, 10:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 5, 10:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
Jun 5, 10:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa51 min
Jun 5, 11:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa38 min
Jun 6, 12:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers92 min
Jun 6, 2:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert30 min
Jun 6, 12:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas45 min
Jun 6, 1:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jun 6, 1:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas43 min
Jun 6, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller50 min
Jun 6, 1:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 6, 1:56 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBLas Animas34 min
Jun 6, 2:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
Jun 6, 2:23 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBLas Animas37 min
Jun 6, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller32 min
Jun 6, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso51 min
Jun 6, 2:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers49 min
Jun 6, 2:44 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jun 6, 2:52 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBLas Animas23 min
Jun 6, 2:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller36 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo40 min
Jun 6, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jun 6, 3:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas50 min
Jun 6, 3:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa50 min
Jun 6, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas23 min
Jun 6, 3:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso19 min
Jun 6, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo23 min
Jun 6, 3:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers45 min
Jun 6, 3:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo39 min
Jun 6, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Jun 6, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca35 min
Jun 6, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo46 min
Jun 6, 4:15 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers60 min
Jun 6, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Jun 6, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa27 min
Jun 6, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas24 min
Jun 6, 4:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca37 min
Jun 6, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas30 min
Jun 6, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa91 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.