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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 8, 2019El Paso County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 8, 2019, 5:04 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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
Aug 8, 2019, 5:04 PM MDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2019, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County El Paso County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2019-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 45 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 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
45 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-192 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

468 
WFUS55 KPUB 082304
TORPUB
COC041-082330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0026.190808T2304Z-190808T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
504 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado...

* Until 530 PM MDT.
    
* At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Calhan, or 32 miles southwest of Limon, moving
  east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Ramah around 530 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 10405 3907 10406 3906 10425 3909 10428
      3913 10424 3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 247DEG 8KT 3908 10425 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
Heavener
2 follow-up statements
701 
WWUS55 KPUB 082320
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
520 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2019

COC041-082330-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190808T2330Z/
El Paso CO-
520 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
    
At 520 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ramah, or 30 miles southwest of Limon, moving
northeast at 10 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...
  Ramah around 530 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 10405 3907 10406 3906 10421 3913 10421
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 247DEG 8KT 3909 10421 

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

$$

Heavener
440 
WWUS55 KPUB 082330
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
530 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2019

COC041-082339-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-190808T2330Z/
El Paso CO-
530 PM MDT Thu Aug 8 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 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.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for East Central 
El Paso County until 545 pm mdt. 

LAT...LON 3907 10405 3907 10406 3906 10421 3913 10421
      3913 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 247DEG 8KT 3910 10419 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers42 min
Aug 7, 6:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso41 min
Aug 7, 6:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers49 min
Aug 7, 7:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers26 min
Aug 7, 7:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa38 min
Aug 8, 12:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Aug 8, 12:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller37 min
Aug 8, 1:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBConejos23 min
Aug 8, 1:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBConejos30 min
Aug 8, 2:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso, Teller3 hr
Aug 8, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache37 min
Aug 8, 2:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas29 min
Aug 8, 2:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBChaffee28 min
Aug 8, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas28 min
Aug 8, 3:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBCuster, Fremont, Pueblo3 hr
Aug 8, 3:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCuster, Fremont, Pueblo3 hr
Aug 8, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster46 min
Aug 8, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCostilla27 min
Aug 8, 3:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller22 min
Aug 8, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller31 min
Aug 8, 4:07 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso23 min
Aug 8, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso43 min
Aug 8, 4:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 8, 4:27 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso21 min
Aug 8, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo45 min
Aug 8, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo21 min
Aug 8, 4:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso110 min
Aug 8, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano39 min
Aug 8, 5:08 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso27 min
Aug 8, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo39 min
Aug 8, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso47 min
Aug 8, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso45 min
Aug 8, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo42 min
Aug 8, 5:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo23 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.