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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2023, 2:04 PM MDT for El Paso County, Teller County, Colorado. It was in force for 26 min. 10 reports 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
- Aug 5, 2023, 2:04 PM MDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2023, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties El Paso County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2:13 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Nw Air Force Academy, CO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| Aug 5, 2:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Aug 5, 2:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Air Force Academy, CO | Spotter reported visually seeing a funnel cloud within the past 5 minutes towards the northeast near Black Forest. |
| Aug 5, 2:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Se Air Force Academy, CO | Located on I-25, just north of Air Force Academy. |
| Aug 5, 2:22 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Aug 5, 2:22 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ese Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Aug 5, 2:27 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Ese Air Force Academy, CO | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| Aug 5, 2:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Sw Black Forest, CO | Pictures relayed via broadcast media. |
| Aug 5, 2:38 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 E Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Aug 5, 2:40 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Ssw Black Forest, CO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 320 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
569
WFUS55 KPUB 052004
TORPUB
COC041-119-052030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0079.230805T2004Z-230805T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
204 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Teller County in central Colorado...
Northwestern El Paso County in east central Colorado...
* Until 230 PM MDT.
* At 203 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Monument, or 15 miles northwest of Colorado
Springs, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Air Force Academy and Gleneagle around 215 PM MDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Black Forest.
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 3911 10461 3889 10471 3903 10508 3913 10503
3913 10473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 282DEG 26KT 3903 10493
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
mw1 follow-up statement
234
WWUS55 KPUB 052015
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
215 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
COC119-052024-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-230805T2030Z/
Teller CO-
215 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TELLER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for
Teller County.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.
LAT...LON 3911 10461 3889 10471 3899 10497 3913 10487
3913 10473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 282DEG 26KT 3901 10483
$$
COC041-052030-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-230805T2030Z/
El Paso CO-
215 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...
At 214 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gleneagle, or 12 miles north of Colorado Springs,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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...
Black Forest.
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 3911 10461 3889 10471 3899 10497 3913 10487
3913 10473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 282DEG 26KT 3901 10483
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
mwThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Pueblo | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 8:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 8:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 9:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 1:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 1:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 2:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 2:36 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 2:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 2:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | El Paso | 27 min |
| Aug 5, 3:08 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 3:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 3:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 3:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 3:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | El Paso, Pueblo | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 3:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 4:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 4:36 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Kiowa, Otero | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Otero | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, Otero | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 5:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 5:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Otero | 18 min |
| Aug 5, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.