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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 2019Baca County, Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2019, 8:15 PM MDT for Baca County, Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 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: Jun 22, 2019, 8:15 PM MDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2019, 8:45 PM MDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 22, 8:30 PM MDT	TORNADO	18 N Pritchett, CO	DELAYED REPORT. STORM CHASER WAS SOUTH OF PRITCHETT, COLORADO LOOKING NORTH. LOCATION WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR IMAGERY AND THE CHASERS INFORMATION. THE OBSERVED TORNADO WAS UNDER A TORNADO WARNING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 5:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 251 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: 194 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

124 
WFUS55 KPUB 230215
TORPUB
COC009-011-099-230245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0016.190623T0215Z-190623T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
815 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northwestern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 845 PM MDT.
    
* At 815 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 18 miles north of Pritchett, or 24 miles northwest of
  Springfield, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Prowers, northwestern Baca and southeastern Bent
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 3755 10298 3762 10303 3783 10285 3760 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 242DEG 24KT 3763 10296 

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

$$

KTS

3 follow-up statements

597 
WWUS55 KPUB 230227
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
827 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

COC009-011-099-230245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190623T0245Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Bent CO-
827 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...NORTHWESTERN BACA AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT
COUNTIES...
    
At 826 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles west of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 20 miles
northwest of Springfield, moving east at 25 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
southwestern Prowers, northwestern Baca and southeastern Bent
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3755 10298 3762 10303 3783 10285 3760 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 249DEG 20KT 3763 10287 

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

$$

KTS

335 
WWUS55 KPUB 230240
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
840 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

COC009-011-099-230245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190623T0245Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Bent CO-
840 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...NORTH CENTRAL BACA AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT
COUNTIES...
    
At 839 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 16 miles
northwest of Springfield, moving east at 25 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
southwestern Prowers, north central Baca and southeastern Bent
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3757 10279 3762 10283 3772 10274 3760 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 261DEG 20KT 3761 10278 

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

$$

KTS

964 
WWUS55 KPUB 230245
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
845 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

COC009-011-099-230254-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-190623T0245Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-Bent CO-
845 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS...NORTH CENTRAL BACA
AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM MDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties.

LAT...LON 3757 10279 3762 10283 3772 10274 3760 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 242DEG 24KT 3762 10276 

$$

KTS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 6:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	40 min
Jun 22, 6:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	52 min
Jun 22, 6:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	49 min
Jun 22, 7:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Las Animas, Otero	24 min
Jun 22, 7:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	52 min
Jun 22, 7:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero	33 min
Jun 22, 7:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	35 min
Jun 22, 8:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		44 min
Jun 22, 8:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	28 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Prowers	32 min
Jun 22, 8:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	44 min
Jun 22, 9:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	24 min
Jun 22, 9:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	23 min
Jun 22, 9:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	33 min
Jun 22, 9:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	43 min
Jun 22, 9:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	35 min
Jun 22, 10:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jun 23, 4:54 AM MDT	Freeze Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache	26 hr

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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.