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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 15, 2016Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2016, 1:51 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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: Apr 15, 2016, 1:51 PM MDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2016, 2:15 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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
Apr 15, 2:09 PM MDT	TORNADO	6 W Neegronda Reservoir, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 1499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

011 
WFUS55 KPUB 151951
TORPUB
COC011-061-152015-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0001.160415T1951Z-160415T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
151 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 215 PM MDT
    
* AT 151 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF HASTY...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...
  MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AROUND 215 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 3816 10285 3818 10304 3848 10301 3844 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 194DEG 15KT 3824 10295 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KT

2 follow-up statements

540 
WWUS55 KPUB 151958
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
158 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC011-061-152015-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160415T2015Z/
KIOWA CO-BENT CO-
158 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
    
AT 158 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF NEEGRONDA RESERVOIR...OR 20 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AROUND 210 PM MDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 10283 3822 10303 3848 10301 3844 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 210DEG 32KT 3829 10289 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

KT

237 
WWUS55 KPUB 152006
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
206 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC011-061-152015-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160415T2015Z/
KIOWA CO-BENT CO-
206 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
    
AT 206 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...OR 21 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AROUND 215 PM MDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 10283 3822 10303 3848 10301 3844 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 192DEG 14KT 3831 10290 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

KT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 10:28 AM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 4 more	41 hr
Apr 15, 12:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	38 min
Apr 15, 1:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	40 min
Apr 15, 1:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	31 min
Apr 15, 2:07 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Kiowa	38 min
Apr 15, 2:39 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Kiowa	36 min
Apr 15, 2:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	43 min
Apr 15, 3:09 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Kiowa	3 hr
Apr 15, 3:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	20 min
Apr 15, 3:22 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Kiowa	8 min
Apr 15, 3:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	50 min
Apr 15, 3:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	48 min
Apr 15, 4:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	15 min
Apr 15, 4:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	49 min
Apr 15, 4:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	30 min
Apr 15, 4:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	67 min
Apr 15, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	45 min
Apr 15, 5:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	31 min

Nearby

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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.