Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 3:53 PM MDT for Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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
- May 27, 2017, 3:53 PM MDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:25 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 7 Nw Tyrone, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 283 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
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS55 KPUB 272153
TORPUB
COC055-071-272230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0004.170527T2153Z-170527T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
353 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Huerfano County in southeastern Colorado...
Central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 430 PM MDT
* At 353 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 14 miles northeast of Aguilar, or 26 miles north of
Trinidad, moving east at 35 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...
Tyrone 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.
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 3746 10465 3765 10458 3760 10407 3734 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 285DEG 29KT 3755 10447
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT2 follow-up statements
991
WWUS55 KPUB 272206
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
406 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
COC055-272215-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170527T2230Z/
Huerfano CO-
406 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of Huerfano County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
However the Tornado Warning continues for Central Las Animas County.
LAT...LON 3744 10459 3763 10450 3760 10407 3734 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 284DEG 34KT 3753 10435
$$
COC071-272230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170527T2230Z/
Las Animas CO-
406 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
At 405 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Tyrone, or 26 miles north of
Trinidad, moving east at 40 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...
Tyrone 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.
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 3744 10459 3763 10450 3760 10407 3734 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 284DEG 34KT 3753 10435
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KT177
WWUS55 KPUB 272218
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
418 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
COC071-272230-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170527T2230Z/
Las Animas CO-
418 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
At 416 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tyrone, or 24 miles northeast of Trinidad, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Tyrone around 425 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3741 10445 3762 10438 3760 10407 3734 10416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 289DEG 32KT 3747 10429
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
KTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 50 min |
| May 26, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| May 26, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 61 min |
| May 26, 7:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 23 min |
| May 26, 8:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 21 min |
| May 27, 12:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 33 min |
| May 27, 1:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 35 min |
| May 27, 1:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 39 min |
| May 27, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 49 min |
| May 27, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 44 min |
| May 27, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 51 min |
| May 27, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 42 min |
| May 27, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 43 min |
| May 27, 4:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 39 min |
| May 27, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 50 min |
| May 27, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 46 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.