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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 2023Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2023, 12:05 AM MDT for Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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 22, 2023, 12:05 AM MDT (06:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2023, 12:30 AM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 364 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, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2023-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2023-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

619 
WFUS55 KPUB 220605
TORPUB
COC101-220630-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0034.230622T0605Z-230622T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1205 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 1230 AM MDT.
    
* At 1205 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 9 miles northwest of Pueblo Depot, or 14 miles
  northeast of Pueblo, moving southeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Pueblo 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 3841 10446 3844 10444 3841 10432 3836 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 298DEG 6KT 3842 10443 

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

$$

PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso22 min
Jun 21, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent46 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca36 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent21 min
Jun 21, 7:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley36 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBEl Paso17 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBEl Paso29 hr
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBPueblo16 hr
Jun 21, 7:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBBent2 hr
Jun 21, 7:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca33 min
Jun 21, 7:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent35 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso25 min
Jun 21, 8:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso48 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso3 hr
Jun 21, 9:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso35 min
Jun 21, 9:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley34 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 21, 9:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCheyenne26 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBEl Paso6 hr
Jun 21, 9:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso31 min
Jun 21, 9:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso37 min
Jun 21, 9:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley62 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso38 min
Jun 21, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso47 min
Jun 21, 10:12 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley3 hr
Jun 21, 10:28 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo32 min
Jun 21, 10:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Pueblo34 min
Jun 21, 10:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley31 min
Jun 21, 11:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso, Pueblo52 min
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBPueblo3 hr
Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 min
Jun 21, 11:30 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBPueblo15 min
Jun 21, 11:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo53 min
Jun 22, 12:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo48 min
Jun 22, 12:33 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPUBPueblo2 hr
Jun 22, 12:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo30 min
Jun 22, 12:48 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo42 min
Jun 22, 1:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley29 min
Jun 22, 1:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo66 min
Jun 22, 1:36 AM MDTTornado WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo24 min
Jun 22, 2:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley29 min
Jun 22, 2:02 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo43 min
Jun 22, 2:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley48 min
Jun 22, 2:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa44 min
Jun 22, 3:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero45 min
Jun 22, 3:27 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo3 hr
Jun 22, 3:47 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers43 min
Jun 22, 4:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers51 min
Jun 22, 5:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Bent, Prowers48 min
Jun 22, 5:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
Jun 22, 6:09 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers36 min
Jun 22, 10:32 AM MDTFlood WatchPUBEl Paso11 hr
Jun 22, 10:54 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBPueblo2 hr
Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningPUBPueblo40 hr
Jun 22, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB48 min
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBCrowley, Otero7 hr
Jun 22, 1:30 PM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBOtero12 hr
Jun 22, 2:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas50 min
Jun 22, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas37 min
Jun 22, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas37 min
Jun 22, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBDouglas33 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso59 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.