Alert archive / Colorado / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2023, 9:52 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 38 min. 2 reports 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 21, 2023, 9:52 PM MDT (03:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2023, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 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 21, 10:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Sse Fountain, CO | Possible cone tornado. |
| Jun 21, 10:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Sse Fountain, CO | Possible cone tornado. |
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 21, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 330 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
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
787
WFUS55 KPUB 220352
TORPUB
COC041-220430-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0031.230622T0352Z-230622T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
952 PM MDT Wed Jun 21 2023
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central El Paso County in east central Colorado...
* Until 1030 PM MDT.
* At 952 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fountain, or 12 miles south of Colorado Springs,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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...
Fountain.
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 3866 10481 3870 10476 3864 10459 3855 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 307DEG 7KT 3866 10474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
kam1 follow-up statement
638
WWUS55 KPUB 220403
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1003 PM MDT Wed Jun 21 2023
COC041-220430-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-230622T0430Z/
El Paso CO-
1003 PM MDT Wed Jun 21 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY...
At 1003 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fountain, or 15 miles southeast of Colorado Springs,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3863 10478 3867 10471 3864 10459 3855 10470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 310DEG 8KT 3863 10471
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
kamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 22 min |
| Jun 21, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 21 min |
| Jun 21, 7:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 17 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 29 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 16 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:19 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Bent | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 7:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 8:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 8:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 9:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 9:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Cheyenne | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 9:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 9:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 10:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Crowley | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 10:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 10:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 11:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 11:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 15 min |
| Jun 21, 11:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 12:05 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 12:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 12:33 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:45 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Pueblo | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 12:48 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 1:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 1:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 1:36 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 2:01 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 2:02 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 2:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 2:46 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 3:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 3:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 4:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 5:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Prowers | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 5:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 6:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 10:32 AM MDT | Flood Watch | PUB | El Paso | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:54 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 40 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | 48 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDT | River Flood Watch | PUB | Otero | 12 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 4:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 5:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Douglas | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 59 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.