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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2019, 10:52 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers 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
- Aug 14, 2019, 10:52 PM MDT (04:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2019, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 402 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1927 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
869
WFUS55 KPUB 150452
TORPUB
COC009-099-150515-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0030.190815T0452Z-190815T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1052 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
Northeastern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 1115 PM MDT.
* At 1052 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 17 miles south of Granada, or 23 miles
southeast of Lamar, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Prowers and northeastern Baca 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 3788 10246 3790 10224 3750 10209 3749 10252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 354DEG 19KT 3782 10234
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
Hodanish1 follow-up statement
546
WWUS55 KPUB 150505
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1105 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019
COC009-099-150515-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-190815T0515Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-
1105 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTIES...
At 1105 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles north of Two Buttes, or 23 miles northwest of
The Saunders Elevator, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Two Buttes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3787 10241 3783 10222 3750 10209 3749 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 348DEG 22KT 3773 10231
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
HodanishThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 6:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 7:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 33 min | |
| Aug 14, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 8:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 8:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 10:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 10:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Prowers | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 11:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 11:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 12:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 3:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 49 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.