Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2016, 6:20 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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 14, 2016, 6:20 PM MDT (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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 14, 6:26 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Model, CO | OBSERVER HAD A WINDOW BROKEN BY THE HAIL. |
| Jul 14, 6:28 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Ne Model, 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 14, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
971
WFUS55 KPUB 150020
TORPUB
COC071-150045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0017.160715T0020Z-160715T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
620 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 645 PM MDT
* AT 620 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MODEL...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TRINIDAD...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 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
SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS 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 3738 10437 3741 10415 3708 10402 3705 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 350DEG 22KT 3732 10425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MOORE3 follow-up statements
064
WWUS55 KPUB 150026
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
626 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
COC071-150045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160715T0045Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
626 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 626 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MODEL...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MODEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 10437 3738 10414 3708 10402 3705 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 350DEG 22KT 3728 10424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MOORE190
WWUS55 KPUB 150034
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
634 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
COC071-150045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160715T0045Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
634 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
AT 633 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MODEL...OR 18 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...
MODEL.
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 3736 10432 3738 10414 3708 10402 3706 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 329DEG 18KT 3726 10420
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MOORE529
WWUS55 KPUB 150047
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
647 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
COC071-150056-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160715T0045Z/
LAS ANIMAS CO-
647 PM MDT THU JUL 14 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PUEBLO.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT.
LAT...LON 3736 10432 3738 10414 3708 10402 3706 10431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 350DEG 22KT 3726 10420
$$
MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 7:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Elbert | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 7:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 95 min |
| Jul 14, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 8:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 84 min |
| Jul 14, 9:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 94 min |
| Jul 15, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 3:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:47 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 115 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.