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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 2014Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 60 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 6, 2014, 4:15 PM MDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2014, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 4:30 PM MDTHAIL 1.252 Nne Bristol, 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.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 110 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-354 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 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.

583 
WFUS55 KPUB 062215
TORPUB
COC061-099-062315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0007.140606T2215Z-140606T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
415 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 515 PM MDT
    
* AT 415 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRISTOL...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOLLY...GRANADA...HARTMAN AND BRISTOL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3804 10210 3808 10243 3809 10244 3830 10250
      3848 10205 3804 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 243DEG 24KT 3821 10238 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

!
3 follow-up statements
857 
WWUS55 KPUB 062233
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
433 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

COC025-041-101-062300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-140606T2300Z/
CROWLEY CO-PUEBLO CO-EL PASO CO-
433 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CROWLEY...NORTHEASTERN PUEBLO AND SOUTHEASTERN EL
PASO COUNTIES...

AT 432 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HANOVER...OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUEBLO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUCKTON. 
OPEN COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST EL PASO COUNTY...EXTREME 
NORTHEAST PUEBLO COUNTY AND NORTHWEST CROWLEY COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 10405 3853 10405 3852 10399 3837 10405
      3855 10443 3881 10421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 292DEG 14KT 3855 10430 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

KT
573 
WWUS55 KPUB 062257
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
456 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

COC061-099-062315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140606T2315Z/
KIOWA CO-PROWERS CO-
456 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTIES...
    
AT 456 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BRISTOL...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLIDGE...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
HARTMAN AND BRISTOL. 

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 3809 10234 3829 10241 3837 10206 3811 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 253DEG 10KT 3820 10228 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
127 
WWUS55 KPUB 062308
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
508 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

COC061-099-062318-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140606T2315Z/
KIOWA CO-PROWERS CO-
508 PM MDT FRI JUN 6 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN
PROWERS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 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....GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3809 10234 3829 10241 3837 10206 3811 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 243DEG 24KT 3820 10228 

$$

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, 3:17 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas28 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, 4:17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.