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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 23, 2015Bent County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2015, 1:35 PM MDT for Bent County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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: May 23, 2015, 1:35 PM MDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2015, 2:00 PM MDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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
May 23, 1:52 PM MDT	TORNADO	5 Nw La Junta, 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
May 23, 12:54 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 762 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 67 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.

232 
WFUS55 KPUB 231935
TORPUB
COC011-089-232000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0018.150523T1935Z-150523T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
135 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  WEST CENTRAL BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 200 PM MDT
    
* AT 135 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SWINK...OR NEAR LA JUNTA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LA JUNTA...NORTH LA JUNTA AND SWINK AROUND 145 PM MDT.
  CHERAW AROUND 200 PM MDT.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3785 10369 3793 10377 3825 10342 3801 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 232DEG 21KT 3794 10364 

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

$$

SR

3 follow-up statements

341 
WWUS55 KPUB 231941
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
141 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

COC011-089-232000-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150523T2000Z/
OTERO CO-BENT CO-
141 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND WEST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
    
AT 140 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SPOTTERS HAVE
REPORTED A BRIEF ROPE TORNADO WITH THIS STORM.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LA JUNTA AROUND 145 PM MDT.
  NORTH LA JUNTA AROUND 150 PM MDT.
  CHERAW AROUND 200 PM MDT.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3787 10367 3793 10377 3825 10342 3802 10325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 232DEG 21KT 3796 10361 

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

$$

SR

136 
WWUS55 KPUB 231948
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
148 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

COC011-089-232000-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150523T2000Z/
OTERO CO-BENT CO-
148 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND WEST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
    
AT 148 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHERAW AROUND 200 PM MDT.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3791 10366 3797 10371 3822 10345 3806 10328
      3804 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 232DEG 21KT 3799 10356 

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

$$

SR

359 
WWUS55 KPUB 231951
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
151 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

COC011-089-232001-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150523T2000Z/
OTERO CO-BENT CO-
151 PM MDT SAT MAY 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND WEST CENTRAL BENT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM MDT...
    
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.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OTERO AND WEST CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3791 10366 3797 10371 3822 10345 3806 10328
      3804 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 232DEG 21KT 3799 10356 

$$

SR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	48 min
May 23, 12:06 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	El Paso	114 min
May 23, 12:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
May 23, 12:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	41 min
May 23, 12:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo	47 min
May 23, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero, Pueblo	36 min
May 23, 1:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo	38 min
May 23, 2:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	45 min
May 23, 2:19 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Otero	3 hr
May 23, 2:24 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	3 hr
May 23, 4:37 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	32 hr
May 23, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	47 min
May 23, 5:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	82 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.