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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Aug 2, 2025, 7:38 PM MDT for Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 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
- Aug 2, 2025, 7:38 PM MDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2025, 8:03 PM MDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1582 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
727
WFUS55 KPUB 030138
TORPUB
COC061-099-030215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0013.250803T0138Z-250803T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
738 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
Southeastern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
* Until 815 PM MDT.
* At 737 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Bristol, or 21 miles northwest of
Coolidge, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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
northeastern Prowers and southeastern Kiowa Counties.
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 3822 10239 3834 10233 3830 10204 3807 10204
3807 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 288DEG 26KT 3825 10229
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
kam2 follow-up statements
702
WWUS55 KPUB 030152
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
752 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025
COC061-099-030215-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250803T0215Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
752 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
At 752 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hartman, or 17 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Prowers and southeastern Kiowa Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3819 10232 3833 10225 3830 10204 3807 10204
3807 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 292DEG 19KT 3822 10223
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
kam192
WWUS55 KPUB 030203
SVSPUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
803 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025
COC061-099-030213-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250803T0215Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-
803 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PROWERS AND SOUTHEASTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES 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. However,
small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Colorado.
&&
LAT...LON 3819 10232 3833 10225 3830 10204 3807 10204
3807 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 288DEG 26KT 3820 10215
$$
kamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 6:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Kiowa | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 7:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Crowley | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 7:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Kiowa, Prowers | 22 min |
| Aug 2, 8:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Bent | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 8:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 8:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 23 min |
| Aug 2, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 9:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 9:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Prowers | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 9:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 9:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 18 min |
| Aug 2, 10:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 11:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 11:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 12:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Prowers | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 2:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 4:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca | 24 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.