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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 23, 2023Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2023, 6:43 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 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 23, 2023, 6:43 PM MDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2023, 7:30 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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 23, 6:45 PM MDT	TORNADO	15 Ese Campo, CO	Location estimated by radar. Relayed through NWS Amarillo.

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 23, 2:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 1447 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 8.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

318 
WFUS55 KPUB 240043
TORPUB
COC009-240130-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0045.230624T0043Z-230624T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
643 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 730 PM MDT.
    
* At 643 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 15 miles east of Campo, or 23 miles northeast of Boise
  City, moving east at 25 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
  southeastern Baca 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 3699 10210 3700 10232 3699 10238 3706 10238
      3708 10204 3700 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 266DEG 22KT 3703 10232 

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

$$

MG

2 follow-up statements

780 
WWUS55 KPUB 240100
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
700 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

COC009-240130-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-230624T0130Z/
Baca CO-
700 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...
    
At 700 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 16 miles north of Keyes, or 16 miles west of Elkhart,
moving east at 25 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
southeastern Baca 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 3700 10231 3706 10232 3708 10204 3700 10204
      3699 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 266DEG 22KT 3704 10219 

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

$$

MG

951 
WWUS55 KPUB 240125
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
725 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

COC009-240135-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-230624T0130Z/
Baca CO-
725 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

LAT...LON 3700 10231 3706 10232 3708 10204 3700 10204
      3699 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 266DEG 22KT 3705 10200 

$$

MG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	47 min
Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jun 23, 6:26 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	34 min
Jun 23, 6:29 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	31 min
Jun 23, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	16 min
Jun 23, 7:01 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	14 min
Jun 23, 8:56 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	PUB	Crowley, Otero	12 hr

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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.