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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2016, 2:07 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 min. 4 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
- Apr 15, 2016, 2:07 PM MDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2016, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 | |
| Apr 15, 2:25 PM MDT | TORNADO | Eads, CO | |
| Apr 15, 2:50 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | Eads, CO | |
| Apr 15, 2:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Sw Eads, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:57 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS55 KPUB 152007
TORPUB
COC061-152045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0002.160415T2007Z-160415T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
207 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 245 PM MDT
* AT 207 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...OR 22 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AROUND 220 PM MDT.
EADS AROUND 245 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 3827 10278 3827 10303 3860 10299 3855 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 195DEG 15KT 3832 10289
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT4 follow-up statements
752
WWUS55 KPUB 152018
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
218 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
COC061-152045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T2045Z/
KIOWA CO-
218 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 216 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...OR 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 209 PM...A BRIEF TORNADO WAS
REPORTED 11 MILES NORTH OF MCCLAVE.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWEETWATER RESERVOIR AROUND 220 PM MDT.
EADS AROUND 245 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 10278 3827 10299 3860 10299 3855 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 191DEG 17KT 3834 10282
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT085
WWUS55 KPUB 152021
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
221 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
COC061-152045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T2045Z/
KIOWA CO-
221 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 220 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEETWATER RESERVOIR...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 30 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EADS AROUND 235 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 3832 10276 3833 10295 3859 10292 3855 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 194DEG 28KT 3839 10280
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT250
WWUS55 KPUB 152024
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
224 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
COC061-152045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T2045Z/
KIOWA CO-
224 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 223 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEETWATER
RESERVOIR...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 223 PM...A TORNADO
WAS REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EADS.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EADS AROUND 245 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3832 10276 3833 10295 3859 10292 3855 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 187DEG 18KT 3839 10281
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT336
WWUS55 KPUB 152030
SVSPUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
230 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
COC061-152045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T2045Z/
KIOWA CO-
230 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
KIOWA COUNTY...
AT 229 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EADS...OR 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EADS AROUND 245 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 3835 10275 3837 10290 3858 10288 3855 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 189DEG 16KT 3842 10281
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KTThe 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, 1:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 24 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 |
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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.