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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 6, 2025Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2025, 6:13 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2025, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 6, 1:49 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 294 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 277 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 950 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

731 
WFUS55 KPUB 070013
TORPUB
COC011-061-070045-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0007.250607T0013Z-250607T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Haswell, or 35 miles north of North La Junta,
  moving east at 25 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...
  Haswell around 620 PM MDT.

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 3850 10293 3826 10309 3846 10340 3852 10334
      3853 10320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 291DEG 20KT 3846 10329 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Hodanish

2 follow-up statements

244 
WWUS55 KPUB 070032
SVSPUB

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

COC011-070039-
/O.CAN.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250607T0045Z/
Bent CO-
632 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BENT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning will not affect 
northern Bent county. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. 
However, a tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for 
southeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3830 10306 3838 10323 3848 10324 3852 10315
      3850 10293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 291DEG 20KT 3842 10317 

$$

COC061-070045-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250607T0045Z/
Kiowa CO-
632 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY...

At 629 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Haswell, or 36 miles northeast of North La Junta,
moving east at 25 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Kiowa County.

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 3830 10306 3838 10323 3848 10324 3852 10315
      3850 10293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 291DEG 20KT 3842 10317 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Hodanish

558 
WWUS55 KPUB 070040
SVSPUB

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

COC061-070049-
/O.EXP.KPUB.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250607T0045Z/
Kiowa CO-
640 PM MDT Fri Jun 6 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM MDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, small
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3830 10306 3838 10323 3848 10324 3852 10315
      3850 10293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 291DEG 20KT 3840 10311 

$$

Hodanish

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 6:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent, Otero	27 min
Jun 6, 6:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero	51 min
Jun 6, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	31 min
Jun 6, 7:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Bent, Las Animas	24 min
Jun 6, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	32 min
Jun 6, 8:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	32 min
Jun 6, 8:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	24 min
Jun 6, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Baca	25 min
Jun 6, 9:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	45 min
Jun 6, 9:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	21 min
Jun 6, 9:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.