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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 15, 2016Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2016, 3:29 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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 15, 2016, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2016, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
31 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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 15, 1:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 568 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 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
568 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1322 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

407 
WFUS55 KPUB 152129
TORPUB
COC061-099-152200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0020.160715T2129Z-160715T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
329 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...
  SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 400 PM MDT
    
* AT 328 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 10 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF HARTMAN...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLIDGE...MOVING
  SOUTH AT 30 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HARTMAN AROUND 345 PM MDT. 
  HOLLY AROUND 355 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3800 10226 3832 10224 3832 10204 3798 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 358DEG 26KT 3825 10212 

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

$$

TLM
5 follow-up statements
819 
WWUS55 KPUB 152136
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
336 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

COC061-099-152200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160715T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
336 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 335 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HARTMAN...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLIDGE...MOVING SOUTH AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED VERY RAPID 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...
HOLLY AROUND 400 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3800 10226 3826 10222 3827 10205 3798 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 356DEG 23KT 3821 10212 

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

$$

TLM
299 
WWUS55 KPUB 152143
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
343 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

COC061-099-152200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160715T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
343 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 342 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HARTMAN...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLIDGE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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...
  HOLLY AROUND 400 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3800 10217 3823 10218 3827 10205 3798 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 340DEG 14KT 3820 10210 

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

$$

TLM
185 
WWUS55 KPUB 152149
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
349 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

COC061-099-152200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160715T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
349 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 348 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF HOLLY...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COOLIDGE... MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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...
  HOLLY AROUND 400 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3802 10213 3823 10218 3827 10205 3801 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 350DEG 25KT 3816 10209 

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

$$

TLM
338 
WWUS55 KPUB 152153
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

COC061-099-152200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160715T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
353 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 353 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
HOLLY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF COOLIDGE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3805 10209 3823 10218 3827 10205 3804 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 324DEG 11KT 3818 10207 

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

$$

TLM
167 
WWUS55 KPUB 152153 RRA
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

COC061-099-152203-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160715T2200Z/
PROWERS CO-KIOWA CO-
353 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3802 10213 3823 10218 3827 10205 3801 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 358DEG 26KT 3816 10209 

$$

MW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero51 min
Jul 14, 6:20 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas25 min
Jul 14, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso32 min
Jul 14, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas46 min
Jul 14, 6:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero52 min
Jul 14, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert40 min
Jul 14, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca95 min
Jul 14, 7:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
Jul 14, 8:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas84 min
Jul 14, 9:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo94 min
Jul 15, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Jul 15, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
Jul 15, 2:09 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more31 hr
Jul 15, 2:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa39 min
Jul 15, 2:26 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBKiowa34 min
Jul 15, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca36 min
Jul 15, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca24 min
Jul 15, 3:00 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers30 min
Jul 15, 3:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers27 min
Jul 15, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca32 min
Jul 15, 4:47 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more115 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.