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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 7, 2022Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2022, 7:07 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 68 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 7, 2022, 7:07 PM MDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2022, 8:15 PM MDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.75 in

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 7, 2:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 229 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: 893 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

589 
WFUS55 KPUB 080107
TORPUB
COC099-080215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0012.220608T0107Z-220608T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
707 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 707 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 13 miles south of
  Lamar, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and baseball size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters 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
  southwestern Prowers County.

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 3790 10269 3801 10252 3787 10224 3774 10252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 321DEG 28KT 3790 10255 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

MG/Cohen

3 follow-up statements

996 
WWUS55 KPUB 080132
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
732 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

COC099-080215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-220608T0215Z/
Prowers CO-
732 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
    
At 732 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 12 miles north of Two
Buttes, or 26 miles southeast of Lamar, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and baseball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters 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
south central Prowers County.

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 3786 10258 3797 10246 3785 10229 3777 10246
      3776 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 321DEG 28KT 3774 10239 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

MG/Cohen

737 
WWUS55 KPUB 080146
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
746 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

COC099-080215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-220608T0215Z/
Prowers CO-
746 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY...
    
At 745 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Two Buttes, or 19 miles northwest of
The Saunders Elevator, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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
south central 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 3786 10258 3791 10248 3783 10233 3777 10246
      3776 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 321DEG 28KT 3766 10230 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

MG/Cohen

293 
WWUS55 KPUB 080213
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
813 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

COC099-080222-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-220608T0215Z/
Prowers CO-
813 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PROWERS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 815 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
western Prowers County.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southeastern 
Prowers County.

LAT...LON 3786 10258 3791 10248 3783 10233 3777 10246
      3776 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 321DEG 28KT 3751 10214 

$$

MG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 6:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	50 min
Jun 7, 6:18 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Bent, Kiowa	27 min
Jun 7, 6:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Prowers	63 min
Jun 7, 6:41 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PUB	Bent	49 min
Jun 7, 6:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	32 min
Jun 7, 7:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	96 min
Jun 7, 7:12 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Bent	33 min
Jun 7, 7:23 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	56 min
Jun 7, 7:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	46 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	23 min
Jun 7, 7:54 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	66 min
Jun 7, 7:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Prowers	63 min
Jun 7, 8:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	27 min
Jun 7, 8:37 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	53 min
Jun 7, 9:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	62 min
Jun 7, 9:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Kiowa	83 min
Jun 7, 9:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, Kiowa	96 min
Jun 7, 10:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers	95 min
Jun 7, 10:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	35 min
Jun 7, 11:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	33 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Bent, Prowers	86 min
Jun 7, 11:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	43 min
Jun 7, 11:59 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	PUB	Bent, Prowers	3 hr
Jun 8, 12:33 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	27 min
Jun 8, 12:38 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero	52 min
Jun 8, 12:42 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Prowers	63 min
Jun 8, 12:57 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	33 min
Jun 8, 1:16 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	29 min
Jun 8, 1:27 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Prowers	48 min
Jun 8, 1:39 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	66 min
Jun 8, 2:27 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	48 min
Jun 8, 3:06 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	24 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.