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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 8, 2016Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2016, 2:25 AM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 35 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 8, 2016, 2:25 AM MDT (08:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 3:00 AM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 324 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
324 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WFUS55 KPUB 080825
TORPUB
COC061-099-080900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0015.160708T0825Z-160708T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
225 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 300 AM MDT
    
* AT 225 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUEENS RESERVOIR...OR 11
  MILES NORTH OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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
  NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES.

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 3819 10270 3835 10264 3829 10230 3809 10238
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 276DEG 11KT 3824 10255 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KT
3 follow-up statements
652 
WWUS55 KPUB 080837
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
237 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

COC061-099-080900-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160708T0900Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
237 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 237 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUEENS RESERVOIR...OR 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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
NORTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTIES.

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 3817 10259 3834 10256 3829 10230 3809 10238
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 270DEG 21KT 3823 10247 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

KT
496 
WWUS55 KPUB 080850
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
250 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

COC061-099-080900-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160708T0900Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
250 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 250 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF BRISTOL...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LAMAR... 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
NORTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES.

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 3819 10249 3831 10245 3829 10230 3812 10237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 276DEG 18KT 3822 10236 

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

$$

KT
713 
WWUS55 KPUB 080858
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
258 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

COC061-099-080908-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160708T0900Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
258 AM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 AM 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
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3819 10249 3831 10245 3829 10230 3812 10237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 276DEG 11KT 3822 10236 

$$

KT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 6:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo24 min
Jul 7, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Jul 7, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 7, 8:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 7, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa25 min
Jul 7, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa46 min
Jul 7, 8:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso40 min
Jul 7, 8:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso66 min
Jul 7, 9:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa38 min
Jul 7, 9:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso49 min
Jul 7, 9:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 7, 10:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso41 min
Jul 7, 10:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso26 min
Jul 7, 11:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso43 min
Jul 7, 11:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 7, 11:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso44 min
Jul 8, 12:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa59 min
Jul 8, 1:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa48 min
Jul 8, 1:55 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers65 min
Jul 8, 2:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
Jul 8, 2:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo40 min
Jul 8, 2:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers51 min
Jul 8, 3:00 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
Jul 8, 3:17 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo28 min
Jul 8, 3:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso113 min
Jul 8, 3:39 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo2 hr
Jul 8, 3:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo33 min
Jul 8, 3:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers14 min
Jul 8, 3:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso33 min
Jul 8, 4:08 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo19 min
Jul 8, 4:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo50 min
Jul 8, 4:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo44 min
Jul 8, 4:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero33 min
Jul 8, 4:59 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo31 min
Jul 8, 5:25 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero50 min
Jul 8, 5:28 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo47 min
Jul 8, 5:31 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo29 min
Jul 8, 5:41 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBPueblo64 min
Jul 8, 5:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo36 min
Jul 8, 7:56 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas34 min
Jul 8, 12:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo83 min
Jul 8, 12:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano95 min
Jul 8, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso89 min
Jul 8, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas43 min
Jul 8, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas48 min
Jul 8, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas30 min
Jul 8, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas26 min
Jul 8, 3:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller24 min
Jul 8, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller61 min
Jul 8, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller39 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont53 min
Jul 8, 4:03 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso42 min
Jul 8, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo28 min
Jul 8, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso36 min
Jul 8, 4:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 8, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo20 min
Jul 8, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso51 min
Jul 8, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo31 min
Jul 8, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.