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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 7, 2022Bent County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2022, 7:12 PM MDT for Bent County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 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, 7:12 PM MDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2022, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.75 in

County Bent County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 7, 2:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 2022-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 893 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

015 
WFUS55 KPUB 080112
TORPUB
COC011-080200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0013.220608T0112Z-220608T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM MDT.
    
* At 712 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near John Martin Reservoir, or 23 miles east of North
  La Junta, moving south at 5 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  John Martin Reservoir, Hasty and Caddoa. 

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 3811 10315 3813 10309 3813 10296 3801 10287
      3796 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 338DEG 6KT 3808 10313 

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

$$

kam
1 follow-up statement
011 
WWUS55 KPUB 080145
SVSPUB

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

COC011-080155-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220608T0200Z/
Bent CO-
745 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3811 10315 3813 10309 3813 10296 3801 10287
      3796 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 338DEG 6KT 3803 10310 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero50 min
Jun 7, 6:18 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Kiowa27 min
Jun 7, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers63 min
Jun 7, 6:41 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBent49 min
Jun 7, 6:43 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers32 min
Jun 7, 7:07 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBProwers68 min
Jun 7, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca96 min
Jun 7, 7:23 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers56 min
Jun 7, 7:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent46 min
Jun 7, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBElbert23 min
Jun 7, 7:54 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca66 min
Jun 7, 7:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers63 min
Jun 7, 8:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Jun 7, 8:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Prowers53 min
Jun 7, 9:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca62 min
Jun 7, 9:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa83 min
Jun 7, 9:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa96 min
Jun 7, 10:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers95 min
Jun 7, 10:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley35 min
Jun 7, 11:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers33 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Prowers86 min
Jun 7, 11:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley43 min
Jun 7, 11:59 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent, Prowers3 hr
Jun 8, 12:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley27 min
Jun 8, 12:38 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero52 min
Jun 8, 12:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Prowers63 min
Jun 8, 12:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent33 min
Jun 8, 1:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent29 min
Jun 8, 1:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Prowers48 min
Jun 8, 1:39 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent66 min
Jun 8, 2:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca48 min
Jun 8, 3:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca24 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.