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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 17, 2019Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2019, 6:37 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 17, 2019, 6:37 PM MDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2019, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-18Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

459 
WFUS55 KPUB 180037
TORPUB
COC011-061-180100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0011.190618T0037Z-190618T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
637 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2019

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northwestern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 700 PM MDT.
    
* At 636 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Blue Lake, or 26 miles northeast of North La
  Junta, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation, but this storm has had a 
           history of producing tornadoes.

  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...
  Hasty around 700 PM MDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Lyon.

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 3820 10330 3830 10317 3817 10285 3797 10313
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 313DEG 12KT 3821 10315 

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

$$

BC
1 follow-up statement
228 
WWUS55 KPUB 180048
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
648 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2019

COC011-061-180100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190618T0100Z/
Kiowa CO-Bent CO-
648 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND NORTH CENTRAL BENT COUNTIES...
    
At 648 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hasty, or 22 miles west of Lamar, moving southeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. This storm has a history of 
         producing tornadoes.

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...
  Hasty around 700 PM MDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fort
Lyon.

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 3815 10322 3827 10310 3817 10285 3797 10313
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 304DEG 28KT 3817 10302 

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

$$

BC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 6:08 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero37 min
Jun 17, 6:10 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero3 hr
Jun 17, 6:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca19 min
Jun 17, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca42 min
Jun 17, 6:45 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca30 min
Jun 17, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca24 min
Jun 17, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers48 min
Jun 17, 7:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca44 min
Jun 17, 7:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers43 min
Jun 17, 7:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers26 min
Jun 17, 7:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers23 min
Jun 17, 7:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers47 min
Jun 18, 12:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jun 18, 12:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 18, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso29 min
Jun 18, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 18, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso15 min
Jun 18, 1:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso23 min
Jun 18, 2:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Jun 18, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Jun 18, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller25 min
Jun 18, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano46 min
Jun 18, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
Jun 18, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont23 min
Jun 18, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Teller34 min
Jun 18, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo42 min
Jun 18, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley24 min
Jun 18, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley36 min
Jun 18, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont34 min
Jun 18, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo28 min
Jun 18, 4:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo27 min
Jun 18, 4:08 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas37 min
Jun 18, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo47 min
Jun 18, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa29 min
Jun 18, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas28 min
Jun 18, 4:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo40 min
Jun 18, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero31 min
Jun 18, 4:33 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas27 min
Jun 18, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero34 min
Jun 18, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Jun 18, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas36 min
Jun 18, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 min
Jun 18, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero17 min
Jun 18, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent34 min
Jun 18, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas46 min
Jun 18, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas21 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.