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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 28, 2015Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2015, 3:56 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 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: May 28, 2015, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2015, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 205 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.

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 28, 1:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 222 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: 1281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -203 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 262 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 283 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

137 
WFUS55 KPUB 282156
TORPUB
COC009-282230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0028.150528T2156Z-150528T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
356 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 430 PM MDT
    
* AT 356 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMPO...OR 27 MILES SOUTH
  OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  CAMPO AROUND 420 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 3711 10285 3723 10227 3699 10226 3700 10286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 269DEG 25KT 3702 10277 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

HODANISH

3 follow-up statements

531 
WWUS55 KPUB 282201
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
401 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

COC009-282230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150528T2230Z/
BACA CO-
401 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 400 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMPO...OR 27 MILES SOUTH OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER CAMPO AND SOUTH OF 
WALSH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  CAMPO AROUND 420 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 3711 10285 3723 10227 3699 10226 3700 10286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 269DEG 25KT 3702 10273 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

HODANISH

541 
WWUS55 KPUB 282207
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
407 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

COC009-282230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150528T2230Z/
BACA CO-
407 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 407 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPO...OR 23 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY.

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 3713 10275 3723 10227 3699 10226 3700 10271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 256DEG 17KT 3708 10250 

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

$$

HODANISH

159 
WWUS55 KPUB 282214
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
414 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

COC009-282230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150528T2230Z/
BACA CO-
414 PM MDT THU MAY 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 414 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPO...OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMPO.

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 3714 10264 3723 10227 3699 10226 3701 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 256DEG 17KT 3710 10248 

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

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 12:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		36 min
May 28, 1:03 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Pueblo	7 days
May 28, 1:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	48 min
May 28, 2:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		52 min
May 28, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Las Animas	54 min
May 28, 2:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PUB	Las Animas	47 min
May 28, 3:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	43 min
May 28, 3:08 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	52 min
May 28, 3:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	47 min
May 28, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	38 min
May 28, 3:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	42 min
May 28, 4:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	37 min
May 28, 4:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	47 min
May 28, 4:23 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	9 min
May 28, 4:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	40 min
May 28, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	42 min
May 28, 4:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	21 min
May 28, 4:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Kiowa	35 min
May 28, 5:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	49 min
May 28, 5:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	41 min
May 28, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	52 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.