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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Pueblo, CO

July 8, 2023Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2023, 6:09 PM MDT for Crowley County, Otero County, Colorado. It was in force for 36 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
Jul 8, 2023, 6:09 PM MDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2023, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
3.0 in

Counties Crowley County, CO, Otero County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 355 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 2023-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 68 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 2023-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
68 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-297 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

212 
WFUS55 KPUB 090009
TORPUB
COC025-089-090045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0057.230709T0009Z-230709T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
609 PM MDT Sat Jul 8 2023

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  Central Crowley County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.
    
* At 609 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 14 miles northwest of Crowley, or 35 miles east of
  Pueblo, moving southeast at 40 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ordway and Crowley. 

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 3839 10403 3844 10395 3830 10359 3811 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 311DEG 34KT 3839 10397 

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

$$

PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso26 min
Jul 8, 6:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent35 min
Jul 8, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso24 min
Jul 8, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero48 min
Jul 8, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Jul 8, 6:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo38 min
Jul 8, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley, Pueblo45 min
Jul 8, 7:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningPUBCrowley, Otero3 hr
Jul 8, 7:13 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Otero32 min
Jul 8, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent26 min
Jul 8, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley39 min
Jul 8, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller35 min
Jul 8, 7:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley42 min
Jul 8, 7:40 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero35 min
Jul 8, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Pueblo43 min
Jul 8, 7:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent26 min
Jul 8, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo37 min
Jul 8, 8:08 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero22 min
Jul 8, 8:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers44 min
Jul 8, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano27 min
Jul 8, 8:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo22 min
Jul 8, 8:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo22 min
Jul 8, 8:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo36 min
Jul 8, 8:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero37 min
Jul 8, 8:35 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Las Animas25 min
Jul 8, 8:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo33 min
Jul 8, 8:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo23 min
Jul 8, 8:56 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPUBBaca, Las Animas34 min
Jul 8, 9:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBHuerfano28 min
Jul 8, 9:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent41 min
Jul 8, 9:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca40 min
Jul 8, 9:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo35 min
Jul 8, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent48 min
Jul 8, 9:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Las Animas60 min
Jul 8, 9:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca26 min
Jul 8, 10:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent36 min
Jul 9, 5:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller47 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.