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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

August 2, 2025Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

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

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 2, 3:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1582 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 2025-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

kam
2 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

$$

kam
192 
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 

$$

kam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa37 min
Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent35 min
Aug 2, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa43 min
Aug 2, 6:25 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Prowers35 min
Aug 2, 6:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers51 min
Aug 2, 6:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa51 min
Aug 2, 6:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley50 min
Aug 2, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa42 min
Aug 2, 7:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa, Prowers28 min
Aug 2, 7:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley32 min
Aug 2, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa, Prowers22 min
Aug 2, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent32 min
Aug 2, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca39 min
Aug 2, 8:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers23 min
Aug 2, 8:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers32 min
Aug 2, 9:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca32 min
Aug 2, 9:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBProwers44 min
Aug 2, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
Aug 2, 9:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Prowers18 min
Aug 2, 10:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca46 min
Aug 2, 11:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca43 min
Aug 2, 11:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca45 min
Aug 3, 12:08 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBProwers37 min
Aug 3, 2:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca44 min
Aug 3, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca24 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.