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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 12, 2021Las Animas County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2021, 6:59 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 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
Jun 12, 2021, 6:59 PM MDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:05 PM MDT
In force
6 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

County Las Animas County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 267 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 528 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
528 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

675 
WFUS55 KPUB 130059
TORPUB
COC071-130130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0024.210613T0059Z-210613T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
659 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.
    
* At 659 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles east of Thatcher, or 37 miles southwest of La
  Junta, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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
  central Las Animas 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 3748 10382 3748 10393 3757 10393 3758 10382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 182DEG 4KT 3752 10389 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

MG/KM
1 follow-up statement
739 
WWUS55 KPUB 130105
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
705 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

COC071-130115-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210613T0130Z/
Las Animas CO-
705 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3748 10382 3748 10393 3757 10393 3758 10382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 182DEG 4KT 3753 10389 

$$

MG/KM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas29 min
Jun 12, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero36 min
Jun 12, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo28 min
Jun 12, 6:25 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas35 min
Jun 12, 6:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo38 min
Jun 12, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas45 min
Jun 12, 7:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas50 min
Jun 12, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca49 min
Jun 12, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca35 min
Jun 12, 7:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas32 min
Jun 12, 8:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas49 min
Jun 13, 12:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas23 min
Jun 13, 1:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso8 min
Jun 13, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 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.