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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 7, 2022Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2022, 4:24 PM MDT for Bent County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 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, 4:24 PM MDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2022, 4:54 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 244 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.

654 
WFUS55 KPUB 072224
TORPUB
COC011-099-072315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0019.220807T2224Z-220807T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 424 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 12 miles northwest of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 22 miles
  south of Lamar, moving southeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

  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 and southeastern Bent 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 3773 10257 3766 10279 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 316DEG 5KT 3777 10275 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

MG/Cohen
3 follow-up statements
654 
WWUS55 KPUB 072227
SVSPUB

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

COC011-099-072315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220807T2315Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
427 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
        
At 427 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northwest of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 22 miles
south of Lamar, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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 and southeastern Bent 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 3773 10257 3766 10279 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 316DEG 5KT 3777 10275 

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

$$

MG/Cohen
914 
WWUS55 KPUB 072236
SVSPUB

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

COC011-099-072315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220807T2315Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
436 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PROWERS AND EASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
        
At 436 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northwest of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 23 miles
south of Lamar, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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
west central Prowers and eastern Bent 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 3783 10259 3770 10281 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 316DEG 5KT 3776 10274 

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

$$

MG/Cohen
893 
WWUS55 KPUB 072254
SVSPUB

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

COC011-099-072303-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220807T2315Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
454 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND EASTERN BENT
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for central 
east Bent and Prowers Counties through 515 PM

LAT...LON 3783 10259 3770 10281 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 316DEG 5KT 3774 10272 

$$

MG

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, 2:02 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley38 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, 4:33 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.