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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 7, 2022Crowley County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2022, 2:02 PM MDT for Crowley County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 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
Aug 7, 2022, 2:02 PM MDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2022, 2:40 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Crowley County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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 nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 343 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

795 
WFUS55 KPUB 072002
TORPUB
COC025-072100-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0018.220807T2002Z-220807T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
202 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM MDT.
    
* At 201 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
  were located along a line extending from 14 miles south of Forder
  to 12 miles north of Sugar City, moving west at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* These tornadic storms will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Crowley 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3835 10387 3826 10378 3826 10355 3847 10354
      3851 10375 3845 10384
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 074DEG 9KT 3848 10378 3841 10364 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

Cohen
3 follow-up statements
070 
WWUS55 KPUB 072019
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

COC025-072100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220807T2100Z/
Crowley CO-
219 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CROWLEY COUNTY...
    
At 219 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from 16 miles south of Forder to
12 miles northeast of Sugar City, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO and two inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

These tornadic storms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Crowley 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3835 10387 3826 10378 3826 10355 3847 10354
      3851 10375 3845 10384
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 328DEG 6KT 3846 10381 3839 10356 

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

$$

Cohen
759 
WWUS55 KPUB 072029
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
229 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

COC025-072100-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220807T2100Z/
Crowley CO-
229 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CROWLEY COUNTY...
    
At 229 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northeast of Sugar City, or 25 miles north of La
Junta, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO and two inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Crowley 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10366 3838 10366 3846 10358 3845 10354
      3826 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 347DEG 13KT 3834 10356 

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

$$

Cohen
577 
WWUS55 KPUB 072040
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
240 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

COC025-072050-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220807T2100Z/
Crowley CO-
240 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CROWLEY 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.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
the area.

LAT...LON 3826 10366 3838 10366 3846 10358 3845 10354
      3826 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 074DEG 9KT 3833 10359 

$$

Cohen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 6:05 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Crowley, Otero3 hr
Aug 6, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa78 min
Aug 6, 6:41 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso2 hr
Aug 6, 7:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa45 min
Aug 6, 7:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa35 min
Aug 7, 12:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas51 min
Aug 7, 1:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
Aug 7, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca54 min
Aug 7, 2:32 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCostilla, Huerfano3 hr
Aug 7, 2:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas38 min
Aug 7, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero51 min
Aug 7, 3:12 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBChaffee3 hr
Aug 7, 3:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero73 min
Aug 7, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers58 min
Aug 7, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent61 min
Aug 7, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas57 min
Aug 7, 4:24 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers30 min
Aug 7, 4:33 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers42 min
Aug 7, 4:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers45 min
Aug 7, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent, Las Animas54 min
Aug 7, 4:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBHuerfano, Las Animas3 hr
Aug 7, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent59 min
Aug 7, 5:21 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBFremont2 hr
Aug 7, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache34 min
Aug 7, 5:45 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent, Prowers3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.