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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 14, 2020Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2020, 8:01 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 17 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 14, 2020, 8:01 PM MDT (02:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2020, 8:18 PM MDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 2:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2785 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
2785 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-159 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

204 
WFUS55 KPUB 150201
TORPUB
COC099-150230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0019.200715T0201Z-200715T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
801 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 830 PM MDT.
    
* At 800 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 11 miles northeast of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 22 miles
  south of Lamar, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 County.

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 3767 10254 3785 10256 3792 10205 3767 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 265DEG 22KT 3778 10246 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Hodanish
1 follow-up statement
211 
WWUS55 KPUB 150218
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
818 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020

COC099-150227-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-200715T0230Z/
Prowers CO-
818 PM MDT Tue Jul 14 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. This storm is still 
capable of producing wind gusts to 60 to 70 mph and hail up to the 
size of quarters.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3767 10254 3785 10256 3792 10205 3767 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 265DEG 22KT 3779 10233 

$$

Hodanish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo30 min
Jul 14, 6:12 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero33 min
Jul 14, 6:13 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley, Otero32 min
Jul 14, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero59 min
Jul 14, 6:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero23 min
Jul 14, 6:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero65 min
Jul 14, 6:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB38 min
Jul 14, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero34 min
Jul 14, 6:59 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent31 min
Jul 14, 7:14 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent31 min
Jul 14, 7:27 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers33 min
Jul 14, 7:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca40 min
Jul 14, 7:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers37 min
Jul 14, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas33 min
Jul 14, 7:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers44 min
Jul 14, 8:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers20 min
Jul 14, 8:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca53 min
Jul 14, 8:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers38 min
Jul 14, 9:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers23 min
Jul 15, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, El Paso, Pueblo63 min
Jul 15, 1:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso51 min
Jul 15, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont27 min
Jul 15, 2:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Teller35 min
Jul 15, 2:13 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jul 15, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo47 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont26 min
Jul 15, 2:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso29 min
Jul 15, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont19 min
Jul 15, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo63 min
Jul 15, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont32 min
Jul 15, 2:48 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller2 hr
Jul 15, 3:06 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont99 min
Jul 15, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont30 min
Jul 15, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso34 min
Jul 15, 3:18 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso104 min
Jul 15, 3:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCuster, Fremont13 min
Jul 15, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano28 min
Jul 15, 3:38 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo108 min
Jul 15, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo36 min
Jul 15, 3:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano34 min
Jul 15, 3:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo64 min
Jul 15, 4:13 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo32 min
Jul 15, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo46 min
Jul 15, 4:17 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBPueblo118 min
Jul 15, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo49 min
Jul 15, 5:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo50 min
Jul 15, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo47 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.