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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 27, 2019Fremont County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2019, 4:52 PM MDT for Fremont 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
Jul 27, 2019, 4:52 PM MDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2019, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Fremont County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 2019-07-27Temperature 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 km15 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 2019-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

636 
WFUS55 KPUB 272252
TORPUB
COC043-272315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0021.190727T2252Z-190727T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
452 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Fremont County in central Colorado...

* Until 515 PM MDT.
    
* At 452 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Royal Gorge, or 25 miles northwest of Junkins Burn
  Scar, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Canon City around 500 PM MDT.
  Penrose around 515 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 3842 10538 3852 10539 3860 10504 3842 10500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 265DEG 18KT 3848 10530 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BL
2 follow-up statements
528 
WWUS55 KPUB 272301
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
501 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2019

COC043-272315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190727T2315Z/
Fremont CO-
501 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY...
    
At 501 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Canon City, or 25 miles north of Junkins Burn Scar,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Penrose around 515 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 3842 10528 3854 10529 3859 10504 3842 10500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 265DEG 18KT 3848 10524 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BL
171 
WWUS55 KPUB 272313
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
513 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2019

COC043-272323-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190727T2315Z/
Fremont CO-
513 PM MDT Sat Jul 27 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3842 10528 3854 10529 3859 10504 3842 10500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 265DEG 18KT 3849 10516 

$$

BL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano78 min
Jul 26, 7:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso85 min
Jul 26, 7:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano89 min
Jul 26, 8:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso88 min
Jul 26, 9:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo85 min
Jul 27, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas25 min
Jul 27, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 27, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache38 min
Jul 27, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Jul 27, 3:35 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso115 min
Jul 27, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso30 min
Jul 27, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla31 min
Jul 27, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca27 min
Jul 27, 4:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo40 min
Jul 27, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso28 min
Jul 27, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB28 min
Jul 27, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont25 min
Jul 27, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont33 min
Jul 27, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont27 min
Jul 27, 5:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBCuster, Pueblo116 min
Jul 27, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
Jul 27, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo29 min
Jul 27, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 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.