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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 2023Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2023, 1:36 AM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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, 1:36 AM MDT (07:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2023, 2:00 AM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 378 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 919 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
919 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

707 
WFUS55 KPUB 220736
TORPUB
COC025-089-101-220800-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0035.230622T0736Z-230622T0800Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southwestern Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...
  East central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 200 AM MDT.
    
* At 136 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles south of Boone, or 24 miles southeast of
  Pueblo, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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...
  Fowler.

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 3804 10433 3820 10427 3814 10399 3794 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 287DEG 18KT 3809 10422 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

KT
1 follow-up statement
936 
WWUS55 KPUB 220747
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
147 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

COC025-089-101-220800-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-230622T0800Z/
Otero CO-Crowley CO-Pueblo CO-
147 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OTERO...SOUTHWESTERN CROWLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO
COUNTIES...
    
At 146 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Fowler, or 27 miles southeast of
Pueblo, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two 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.

Locations impacted include...
Open Country south of highway 50 and east of Pueblo.

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 3803 10430 3819 10424 3814 10399 3794 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 287DEG 15KT 3808 10417 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

KT

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, 12:05 AM MDTTornado WarningPUBPueblo25 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, 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.