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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 27, 2017Huerfano County, Las Animas County, Colorado

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 4:25 PM MDTHAIL 0.887 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

745 
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

$$

KT
2 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

$$

KT
177 
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

$$

KT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso50 min
May 26, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso45 min
May 26, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso61 min
May 26, 7:52 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
May 26, 8:14 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso21 min
May 27, 12:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller33 min
May 27, 1:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
May 27, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo39 min
May 27, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo49 min
May 27, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano33 min
May 27, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas44 min
May 27, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero51 min
May 27, 3:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas42 min
May 27, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas24 min
May 27, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo43 min
May 27, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent39 min
May 27, 4:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Otero27 min
May 27, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas38 min
May 27, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas48 min
May 27, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent32 min
May 27, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas39 min
May 27, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers30 min
May 27, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas52 min
May 27, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas39 min
May 27, 5:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca50 min
May 27, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers46 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.