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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 26, 2016Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 4:29 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 min. 5 reports 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 26, 2016, 4:29 PM MDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 4:35 PM MDTTSTM WND DMGHaswell, CO5 TO 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCH BLOWN OFF OF TREE.
May 26, 4:35 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 60Haswell, COSEVERAL TREE BRANCHES RIPPED OFF.
May 26, 4:35 PM MDTHAIL 1Haswell, CO
May 26, 4:40 PM MDTHAIL 1Haswell, CO
May 26, 5:01 PM MDTTSTM WND DMGHaswell, COWINDOWS BROKEN BY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

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
May 26, 12:04 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

375 
WUUS55 KPUB 262229
SVRPUB
COC061-262300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0027.160526T2229Z-160526T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
429 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT

* AT 428 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HASWELL...OR
  35 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HASWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3836 10313 3835 10334 3852 10337 3853 10317
      3861 10317 3861 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 170DEG 29KT 3844 10325 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

LW
2 follow-up statements
822 
WWUS55 KPUB 262239
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
439 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

COC061-262300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160526T2300Z/
KIOWA CO-
439 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 437 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HASWELL...OR 39 MILES NORTH OF NORTH LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTH AT
35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HASWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3841 10313 3840 10333 3852 10337 3853 10317
      3861 10317 3861 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 170DEG 29KT 3852 10327 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

LW
179 
WWUS55 KPUB 262249
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
449 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

COC061-262300-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160526T2300Z/
KIOWA CO-
449 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

AT 448 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HASWELL...OR
40 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH LA JUNTA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HASWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3841 10313 3845 10326 3852 10337 3853 10317
      3861 10317 3861 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 189DEG 17KT 3848 10316 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

LW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:56 PM MDTWinter Storm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller39 hr
May 26, 4:20 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more32 hr
May 26, 11:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller56 min
May 26, 12:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas61 min
May 26, 1:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
May 26, 1:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
May 26, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso48 min
May 26, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo47 min
May 26, 1:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso114 min
May 26, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso26 min
May 26, 2:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo53 min
May 26, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo52 min
May 26, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso10 min
May 26, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo32 min
May 26, 2:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo58 min
May 26, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
May 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley57 min
May 26, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa59 min
May 26, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa43 min
May 26, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa56 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.