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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 29, 2024Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2024, 6:03 PM MDT for Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 15 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
May 29, 2024, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2024, 6:18 PM MDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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
May 29, 2:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 248 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 2024-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 340 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2024-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
340 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2024 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

437 
WFUS55 KPUB 300003
TORPUB
COC099-300030-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0001.240530T0003Z-240530T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
603 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 603 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Wiley, or 7 miles northwest of Lamar, moving north
  at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Wiley.

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 3813 10269 3815 10274 3826 10273 3825 10256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 199DEG 14KT 3817 10270 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Simcoe
1 follow-up statement
711 
WWUS55 KPUB 300018
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
618 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

COC099-300027-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240530T0030Z/
Prowers CO-
618 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3813 10269 3815 10274 3826 10273 3825 10256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 199DEG 14KT 3822 10268 

$$

Simcoe

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers32 min
May 29, 6:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo26 min
May 29, 6:37 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Prowers21 min
May 29, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers34 min
May 29, 6:57 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBProwers14 min
May 29, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Prowers30 min
May 29, 7:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBProwers34 min
May 29, 7:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers31 min
May 29, 7:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers34 min
May 29, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers29 min
May 29, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers35 min
May 29, 9:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers31 min
May 29, 9:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers16 min
May 29, 10:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca31 min
May 29, 10:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa35 min
May 29, 10:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca23 min
May 29, 10:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca44 min
May 29, 11:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca37 min
May 29, 11:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca28 min
May 30, 12:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca29 min
May 30, 12:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca45 min
May 30, 12:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca51 min
May 30, 1:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca24 min
May 30, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso33 min
May 30, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo40 min
May 30, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo33 min
May 30, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso, Pueblo32 min
May 30, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBPueblo36 min
May 30, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo31 min
May 30, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley26 min
May 30, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Pueblo35 min
May 30, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo30 min
May 30, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo34 min
May 30, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero30 min
May 30, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBOtero, Pueblo23 min
May 30, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBCrowley, Kiowa, Otero33 min
May 30, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBCrowley, Otero, Pueblo31 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.