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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 2025Las Animas County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2025, 5:36 PM MDT for Las Animas County, Otero County, Pueblo County, Colorado. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 6, 2025, 5:36 PM MDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
3.0 in

Counties Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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
Jun 6, 1:49 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 367 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 12:00Z on 2025-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 82 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 12:00Z on 2025-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
82 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

056 
WFUS55 KPUB 062336
TORPUB
COC071-089-101-070000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0005.250606T2336Z-250607T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
536 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Otero County in southeastern Colorado...
  North central Las Animas County in southeastern Colorado...
  Southeastern Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 536 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 11 miles northwest of Delhi, or 33 miles southwest of
  La Junta, moving southeast at 30 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...
  Delhi.

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 3780 10421 3786 10415 3772 10373 3759 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 310DEG 28KT 3778 10411 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN

$$

Simcoe
1 follow-up statement
127 
WWUS55 KPUB 062347
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
547 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

COC071-089-101-070000-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250607T0000Z/
Otero CO-Las Animas CO-Pueblo CO-
547 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OTERO...NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO
COUNTIES...

At 546 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Delhi, or 31 miles southwest of La Junta, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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.

Locations impacted include...
Delhi.

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 3779 10412 3783 10406 3772 10373 3761 10401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 310DEG 28KT 3773 10403 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

$$

Simcoe

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca34 min
Jun 5, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBOtero45 min
Jun 5, 6:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent51 min
Jun 5, 7:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa52 min
Jun 5, 7:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBent47 min
Jun 5, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas48 min
Jun 5, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa47 min
Jun 5, 8:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa27 min
Jun 5, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca46 min
Jun 5, 8:39 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca36 min
Jun 5, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca32 min
Jun 5, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca35 min
Jun 5, 9:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca16 min
Jun 5, 9:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca16 min
Jun 6, 12:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBGunnison17 min
Jun 6, 12:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBSaguache51 min
Jun 6, 12:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBTeller32 min
Jun 6, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso27 min
Jun 6, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso30 min
Jun 6, 1:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB32 min
Jun 6, 2:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBFremont45 min
Jun 6, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB31 min
Jun 6, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso45 min
Jun 6, 2:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUB30 min
Jun 6, 2:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas35 min
Jun 6, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas32 min
Jun 6, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Jun 6, 2:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso21 min
Jun 6, 2:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCuster35 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPUBLas Animas40 min
Jun 6, 3:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo29 min
Jun 6, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca, Las Animas34 min
Jun 6, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBEl Paso47 min
Jun 6, 3:38 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBEl Paso17 min
Jun 6, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBPueblo29 min
Jun 6, 3:52 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas23 min
Jun 6, 3:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBEl Paso36 min
Jun 6, 4:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBFremont, Pueblo51 min
Jun 6, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca31 min
Jun 6, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPUBPueblo39 min
Jun 6, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Las Animas31 min
Jun 6, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBLas Animas25 min
Jun 6, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo47 min
Jun 6, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBaca31 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas30 min
Jun 6, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBBaca34 min
Jun 6, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBCrowley35 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso24 min
Jun 6, 5:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBLas Animas, Otero, Pueblo34 min
Jun 6, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso31 min
Jun 6, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBKiowa36 min
Jun 6, 5:57 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBLas Animas, Otero48 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.