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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 7, 2022Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2022, 8:37 PM MDT for Baca County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 53 min. 2 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: Jun 7, 2022, 8:37 PM MDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2022, 9:30 PM MDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Baca County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 7, 9:27 PM MDT	TORNADO	3 N Two Buttes, CO	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 N TWO BUTTES. DELAYED REPORT: TORNADO NORTH OF TWO BUTTES.
Jun 7, 9:27 PM MDT	TORNADO	8 Ene Two Buttes, CO	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 N TWO BUTTES. DELAYED REPORT: TORNADO NORTH OF TWO BUTTES.

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.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 225 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: 1208 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

682 
WFUS55 KPUB 080237
TORPUB
COC009-099-080330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0016.220608T0237Z-220608T0330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  North central Baca County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 930 PM MDT.
    
* At 836 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 11 miles north of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 18 miles
  south of Lamar, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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...
  Two Buttes.

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 3776 10262 3782 10258 3782 10250 3779 10221
      3755 10224 3755 10245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 290DEG 23KT 3781 10256 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

Cohen

2 follow-up statements

512 
WWUS55 KPUB 080258
SVSPUB

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

COC009-099-080330-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-220608T0330Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-
858 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL PROWERS AND NORTH CENTRAL BACA COUNTIES...
    
At 858 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles northeast of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 25 miles
southeast of Lamar, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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 and north central Baca Counties.

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 3781 10247 3779 10221 3755 10224 3758 10245
      3772 10256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 290DEG 23KT 3776 10239 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

MG/Cohen

063 
WWUS55 KPUB 080326
SVSPUB

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

COC009-099-080336-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-220608T0330Z/
Prowers CO-Baca CO-
926 PM MDT Tue Jun 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PROWERS AND NORTH CENTRAL
BACA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
northeast Baca County.

LAT...LON 3781 10247 3779 10221 3755 10224 3758 10245
      3772 10256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 290DEG 23KT 3770 10218 

$$

MG/Cohen

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, 7:07 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PUB	Prowers	68 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.