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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 15, 2016Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2016, 7:41 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 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: Apr 15, 2016, 7:41 PM MDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2016, 8:18 PM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.

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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 219 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

173 
WFUS55 KPUB 160141
TORPUB
COC009-160230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0006.160416T0141Z-160416T0230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 830 PM MDT
    
* AT 741 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMPO...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WALSH AND STONINGTON AROUND 810 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 3700 10249 3719 10263 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 231DEG 31KT 3715 10245 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HODANISH

5 follow-up statements

260 
WWUS55 KPUB 160149
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
749 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC009-160230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0230Z/
BACA CO-
749 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 748 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMPO...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WALSH AND STONINGTON AROUND 810 PM MDT. 

VERY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 80 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY
OCCURRING WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!



LAT...LON 3700 10249 3719 10263 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 231DEG 31KT 3719 10239 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HODANISH

547 
WWUS55 KPUB 160155
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
755 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC009-160230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0230Z/
BACA CO-
755 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 754 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STONINGTON...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

STONINGTON IS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS STORM. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY!

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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WALSH AND STONINGTON AROUND 810 PM MDT. 

LAT...LON 3700 10249 3719 10263 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 231DEG 31KT 3722 10234 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HODANISH

787 
WWUS55 KPUB 160203
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
803 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC009-160230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0230Z/
BACA CO-
803 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 803 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR STONINGTON...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS
ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3719 10222 3736 10240 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3726 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 225DEG 46KT 3734 10220 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HODANISH

768 
WWUS55 KPUB 160213
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
813 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC009-160230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0230Z/
BACA CO-
813 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BACA COUNTY...
    
AT 813 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WALSH...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS
ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST 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. 

THIS STORM HAS SHOWN A WEAKENING TREND BETWEEN 805 PM AND 813 PM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALSH AND STONINGTON. 

LAT...LON 3728 10220 3740 10235 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3732 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 210DEG 17KT 3738 10220 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HODANISH

709 
WWUS55 KPUB 160218
SVSPUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
818 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC009-160228-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0230Z/
BACA CO-
818 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BACA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3728 10220 3740 10235 3762 10205 3756 10204
      3732 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 231DEG 31KT 3741 10216 

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 6:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Prowers	49 min
Apr 15, 6:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	44 min
Apr 15, 6:20 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PUB	Bent, Prowers	115 min
Apr 15, 6:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	23 min
Apr 15, 6:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	54 min
Apr 15, 7:21 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.