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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2016, 4:03 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 min. 8 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
- Jul 8, 2016, 4:03 PM MDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 4:05 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Ssw Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:06 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:14 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Ssw Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Ssw Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Sw Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:30 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 E Black Forest, CO | . |
| Jul 8, 4:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Falcon, CO | . THE DURATION OF THE HAIL EVENT WAS 10 MINUTES. |
| Jul 8, 4:31 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 E Falcon, CO | . |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 3:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1008 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
598
WFUS55 KPUB 082203
TORPUB
COC041-082245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0016.160708T2203Z-160708T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
403 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT
* AT 402 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK FOREST...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF
COLORADO SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...70 MPH WINDS.
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...
CIMARRON HILLS AROUND 420 PM MDT.
FALCON AND PETERSON AFB AROUND 425 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3897 10492 3910 10475 3891 10445 3873 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 302DEG 19KT 3899 10475
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LW4 follow-up statements
061
WWUS55 KPUB 082210
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
COC041-082245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2245Z/
EL PASO CO-
410 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 409 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK FOREST...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...70 MPH WINDS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FALCON...CIMARRON HILLS AND PETERSON AFB AROUND 420 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10489 3909 10474 3891 10445 3873 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 311DEG 28KT 3896 10470
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
LW468
WWUS55 KPUB 082225
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
425 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
COC041-082245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2245Z/
EL PASO CO-
425 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 421 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FALCON...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL...70 MPH WINDS.
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
CENTRAL 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 3898 10481 3907 10471 3891 10445 3873 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 306DEG 22KT 3893 10462
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LW603
WWUS55 KPUB 082234
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
434 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
COC041-082245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2245Z/
EL PASO CO-
434 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
AT 434 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FALCON...OR 15 MILES EAST OF COLORADO
SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALCON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 10469 3902 10463 3891 10445 3881 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 302DEG 19KT 3889 10454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LW991
WWUS55 KPUB 082246 RRA
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
446 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
COC041-082252-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2245Z/
EL PASO CO-
446 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM MDT...
ROTATION WITH THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DECREASED.
THE STORM NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. CONSEQUENTLY...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT. ALSO, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 3897 10469 3902 10463 3891 10445 3881 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 302DEG 19KT 3889 10454
$$
LWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 7:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 8:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 8:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 8:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 9:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 9:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 9:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 10:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 11:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 11:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 12:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 1:55 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 2:25 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 2:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 2:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 3:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 113 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:42 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 3:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 14 min |
| Jul 8, 3:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 19 min |
| Jul 8, 4:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 4:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 4:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 5:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 5:41 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | Pueblo | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 5:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 7:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 12:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 12:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 95 min |
| Jul 8, 12:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 89 min |
| Jul 8, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 2:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Fremont | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 4:44 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 20 min |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 5:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 29 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.