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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 5, 2022Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2022, 4:42 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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 5, 2022, 4:42 PM MDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2022, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 3.0 in

Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 5, 4:47 PM MDT	HAIL 1	7 E Queens Reservoir, CO	PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER-SIZE HAIL WITH SEVERE STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

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 5, 2:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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: 22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -210 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

230 
WFUS55 KPUB 052242
TORPUB
COC061-099-052315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0006.220605T2242Z-220605T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
442 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  South central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 515 PM MDT.
    
* At 441 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Queens Reservoir, or 16 miles north of
  Lamar, moving south at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to three inches in diameter.

  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
  northwestern Prowers and south central Kiowa 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 3834 10256 3833 10249 3811 10242 3814 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 011DEG 21KT 3830 10252 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN

$$

KTS/Cohen

2 follow-up statements

409 
WWUS55 KPUB 052301
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
501 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

COC061-052310-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220605T2315Z/
Kiowa CO-
501 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3826 10259 3826 10247 3811 10242 3814 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 011DEG 21KT 3819 10255 

$$

COC099-052315-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220605T2315Z/
Prowers CO-
501 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY...
    
At 500 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Lamar, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and three inch 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
northwestern Prowers 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10259 3826 10247 3811 10242 3814 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 011DEG 21KT 3819 10255 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN

$$

KTS/Cohen

526 
WWUS55 KPUB 052307
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
507 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

COC099-052316-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220605T2315Z/
Prowers CO-
507 PM MDT Sun Jun 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 PM MDT...
    
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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

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

LAT...LON 3826 10259 3826 10247 3811 10242 3814 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 011DEG 21KT 3816 10256 

$$

KTS/Cohen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	90 min
Jun 5, 3:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	PUB	Kiowa	68 min
Jun 5, 4:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	90 min
Jun 5, 4:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Prowers	91 min
Jun 5, 5:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	66 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.