Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2016, 8:26 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 21 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
- Jul 1, 2016, 8:26 PM MDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2016, 8:47 PM MDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
679
WFUS55 KPUB 020227
TORPUB
COC009-020300-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0014.160702T0226Z-160702T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
826 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 900 PM MDT
* AT 826 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED NEAR
VILAS...OR 12 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WALSH AROUND 840 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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3729 10248 3757 10244 3761 10205 3734 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 258DEG 22KT 3742 10239
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SR3 follow-up statements
044
WWUS55 KPUB 020234
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
834 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
COC009-020300-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160702T0300Z/
BACA CO-
834 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
AT 834 PM MDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
WALSH...OR 15 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 10244 3757 10239 3761 10205 3734 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 258DEG 22KT 3743 10233
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SR441
WWUS55 KPUB 020238
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
837 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
COC009-020300-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160702T0300Z/
BACA CO-
837 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
AT 837 PM MDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR
WALSH...OR 14 MILES WEST OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR...MOVING EAST AT 25
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALSH AND TWO BUTTES.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 10244 3757 10239 3761 10205 3734 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 258DEG 22KT 3743 10230
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
SR227
WWUS55 KPUB 020248
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
847 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
COC009-020257-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160702T0300Z/
BACA CO-
847 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG
WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 3732 10244 3757 10239 3761 10205 3734 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 258DEG 22KT 3744 10222
$$
SRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 6:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 8:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 8:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 8:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 9:02 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 35 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.