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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2022, 5:23 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 37 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 3, 2022, 5:23 PM MDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2022, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Kiowa County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 3, 2:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
505
WFUS55 KPUB 032323
TORPUB
COC061-040000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0004.220603T2323Z-220604T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
523 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 523 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Haswell, or 30 miles northwest of
Lamar, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
Sweetwater Reservoir and Neegronda Reservoir.
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 3827 10313 3841 10312 3847 10275 3827 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 265DEG 29KT 3834 10307
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Cohen/CSS2 follow-up statements
031
WWUS55 KPUB 032337
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
537 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022
COC061-040000-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220604T0000Z/
Kiowa CO-
537 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY...
At 537 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of Sweetwater Reservoir, or 25 miles
northwest of Lamar, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Neegronda Reservoir and Sweetwater Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 10307 3842 10303 3847 10275 3827 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 277DEG 22KT 3832 10296
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Cohen523
WWUS55 KPUB 032353
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
553 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022
COC061-040003-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-220604T0000Z/
Kiowa CO-
553 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM MDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning is
expiring. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.
LAT...LON 3827 10307 3842 10303 3847 10275 3827 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 265DEG 29KT 3833 10281
$$
CohenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Jun 3, 12:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 12:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 12:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 1:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Saguache | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 1:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 1:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 10 min |
| Jun 3, 1:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 1:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 2:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 2:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 21 min |
| Jun 3, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Custer, Pueblo | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo | 72 min |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 27 min |
| Jun 3, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 72 min |
| Jun 3, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 5:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 69 min |
| Jun 3, 5:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Prowers | 76 min |
| Jun 3, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 49 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.