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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2023, 9:04 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 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 13, 2023, 9:04 PM MDT (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2023, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 3.0 in
County Las Animas County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 12:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:02 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 2015 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -3.8
The text
As transmitted.
137
WFUS55 KPUB 140304
TORPUB
COC071-140330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0068.230714T0304Z-230714T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
904 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 930 PM MDT.
* At 904 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Trinchera, or 19 miles east of
Trinidad, moving southeast at 15 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...
Branson and Trinchera.
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 3704 10428 3718 10419 3703 10384 3700 10387
3700 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 314DEG 13KT 3712 10415
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN
$$
PS1 follow-up statement
554
WWUS55 KPUB 140316
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
916 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023
COC071-140330-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-230714T0330Z/
Las Animas CO-
916 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...
At 916 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Trinchera, or 22 miles east of Trinidad, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and three inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Branson and Trinchera.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3715 10414 3703 10384 3700 10387 3700 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 314DEG 13KT 3709 10411
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN
$$
PSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 6:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Pueblo | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 6:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 66 min |
| Jul 13, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 7:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Pueblo | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 7:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 29 min |
| Jul 13, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Huerfano | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 7:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 8:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Las Animas | 35 min |
| Jul 13, 8:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 8:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 9:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 52 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.