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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO
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.
- 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
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
$$
MG/Cohen3 follow-up statements
654
WWUS55 KPUB 072227
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
427 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022
COC011-099-072315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220807T2315Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
427 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES...
At 427 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northwest of Two Buttes Reservoir, or 22 miles
south of Lamar, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Prowers and southeastern Bent Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3773 10257 3766 10279 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 316DEG 5KT 3777 10275
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
MG/Cohen914
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
$$
MG/Cohen893
WWUS55 KPUB 072254
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
454 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022
COC011-099-072303-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220807T2315Z/
Prowers CO-Bent CO-
454 PM MDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PROWERS AND EASTERN BENT
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for central
east Bent and Prowers Counties through 515 PM
LAT...LON 3783 10259 3770 10281 3779 10284 3796 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 316DEG 5KT 3774 10272
$$
MGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 6:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa | 78 min |
| Aug 6, 6:41 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 12:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 1:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 1:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 2:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 2:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 3:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Chaffee | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 73 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 3:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 4:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent, Las Animas | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 4:56 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 5:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Fremont | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 3 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.