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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 1, 2022Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2022, 6:00 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2022, 6:00 PM MDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2022, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 1, 6:00 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 624 Wsw Lamar, CO
May 1, 6:19 PM MDTHAIL 12 Nw Lamar, CO
May 1, 6:23 PM MDTHAIL 1.255 N Lamar, CO
May 1, 6:31 PM MDTHAIL 14 Ne Lamar, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 1, 2:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2022-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2022-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 159 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2472 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
465 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

706 
WFUS55 KPUB 020000
TORPUB
COC011-099-020030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0001.220502T0000Z-220502T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
600 PM MDT Sun May 1 2022

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 630 PM MDT.
    
* At 559 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Wiley, or 10 miles northwest of Lamar, moving east
  at 35 mph.

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lamar, Wiley and McClave. 

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 3803 10249 3809 10286 3824 10284 3827 10272
      3827 10247 3826 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 267DEG 32KT 3817 10278 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

CSS/Cohen/MG
2 follow-up statements
149 
WWUS55 KPUB 020013
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
613 PM MDT Sun May 1 2022

COC011-099-020030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220502T0030Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
613 PM MDT Sun May 1 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
    
At 613 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wiley, or near Lamar, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Lamar and Wiley. 

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 3809 10283 3823 10281 3827 10272 3827 10247
      3826 10246 3803 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 280DEG 25KT 3816 10268 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

CSS/Cohen
981 
WWUS55 KPUB 020019 CCA
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
619 PM MDT Sun May 1 2022

COC011-099-020030-
/O.COR.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220502T0030Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
619 PM MDT Sun May 1 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PROWERS AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
    
At 619 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located just east of Wiley, or 7 miles north of Lamar, moving 
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Lamar and Wiley. 

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 3809 10283 3823 10281 3827 10272 3827 10247
      3826 10246 3803 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 260DEG 22KT 3816 10268 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

CSS/Cohen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 6:27 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers24 min
May 1, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa27 min
May 1, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa, Prowers53 min
May 1, 6:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca36 min
May 1, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa26 min
May 1, 7:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers46 min
May 2, 12:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa40 min
May 2, 2:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso39 min
May 2, 3:46 AM MDTFreeze WatchPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more11 hr
May 2, 2:48 PM MDTFreeze WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more18 hr
May 2, 2:53 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano and 5 more29 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.