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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 14, 2020Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2020, 4:08 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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, 2020, 4:08 PM MDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2020, 4:33 PM MDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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: 1224 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -447 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

351 
WFUS55 KPUB 142208
TORPUB
COC061-099-142245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0021.200814T2208Z-200814T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
408 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  Eastern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 407 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 12 miles south of
  Towner, or 17 miles southwest of Tribune, moving south at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  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
  northeastern Prowers and eastern Kiowa Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3825 10213 3838 10205 3836 10204 3817 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 003DEG 13KT 3830 10199 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

kam

2 follow-up statements

366 
WWUS55 KPUB 142218
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
418 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

COC061-099-142245-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200814T2245Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
418 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
At 418 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 15 miles north of
Coolidge, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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
northeastern Prowers and southeastern Kiowa Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3827 10212 3831 10206 3831 10204 3817 10205
      3825 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 003DEG 13KT 3826 10199 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

kam

239 
WWUS55 KPUB 142233
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
433 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

COC061-099-142243-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200814T2245Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
433 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3827 10212 3831 10206 3831 10204 3817 10205
      3825 10213
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 003DEG 13KT 3821 10199 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 14, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	44 min
Aug 14, 4:32 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	28 min
Aug 14, 4:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	35 min
Aug 14, 5:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	25 min
Aug 14, 5:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	46 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.