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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 10, 2015El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2015, 4:22 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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 10, 2015, 4:22 PM MDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2015, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1897 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

782 
WFUS55 KPUB 102222
TORPUB
COC041-102300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0033.150610T2222Z-150610T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
422 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
    
* AT 422 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PEYTON...OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
  SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
  CALHAN AROUND 455 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 3909 10407 3883 10416 3896 10456 3913 10450
      3913 10443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 285DEG 13KT 3903 10444 

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

$$

LW

4 follow-up statements

373 
WWUS55 KPUB 102229
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
429 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

COC041-102300-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150610T2300Z/
EL PASO CO-
429 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
    
AT 429 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PEYTON...OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
  CALHAN AROUND 500 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 3909 10407 3883 10416 3903 10451 3913 10443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 276DEG 12KT 3904 10442 

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

$$

LW

786 
WWUS55 KPUB 102241
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
440 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

COC041-102300-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150610T2300Z/
EL PASO CO-
440 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
    
AT 440 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CALHAN...OR 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
  CALHAN AROUND 455 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 3903 10444 3913 10439 3909 10411 3890 10414
      3888 10414 3893 10433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 278DEG 14KT 3904 10436 

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

$$

LW

804 
WWUS55 KPUB 102252
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
451 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

COC041-102300-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150610T2300Z/
EL PASO CO-
451 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
    
AT 451 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CALHAN...OR 32 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND VEHICLES. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO 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 3903 10435 3912 10430 3909 10411 3890 10414
      3888 10414 3895 10433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 279DEG 17KT 3903 10426 

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

$$

LW

601 
WWUS55 KPUB 102259
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
459 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

COC041-102309-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150610T2300Z/
EL PASO CO-
459 PM MDT WED JUN 10 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 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.

LAT...LON 3903 10435 3912 10430 3909 10411 3890 10414
      3888 10414 3895 10433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 285DEG 13KT 3903 10426 

$$

LW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 11:50 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more	7 days
Jun 10, 3:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	27 min
Jun 10, 3:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Otero	50 min
Jun 10, 4:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	El Paso	54 min
Jun 10, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	45 min
Jun 10, 4:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	50 min
Jun 10, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	47 min
Jun 10, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	52 min
Jun 10, 5:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	38 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.