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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 26, 2026Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2026, 7:14 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2026, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2026, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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
Jun 26, 2:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 263 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 2026-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1475 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 2026-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
1475 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

166 
WFUS55 KPUB 270114
TORPUB
COC011-061-099-270200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.TO.W.0009.260627T0114Z-260627T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
714 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Prowers County in southeastern Colorado...
  South central Kiowa County in southeastern Colorado...
  Northeastern Bent County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 714 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles north of Hasty, or 21 miles northwest of Lamar,
  moving east at 25 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Neegronda Reservoir around 740 PM MDT.
  Queens Reservoir around 750 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 3811 10306 3829 10309 3839 10254 3816 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 264DEG 23KT 3822 10298 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

EP
1 follow-up statement
805 
WWUS55 KPUB 270139
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
739 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026

COC011-061-099-270200-
/O.CON.KPUB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260627T0200Z/
Prowers CO-Kiowa CO-Bent CO-
739 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PROWERS...SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT
COUNTIES...

At 738 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wiley, or 11 miles northwest of Lamar, moving east
at 25 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Wiley around 745 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 3813 10288 3831 10291 3839 10254 3816 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 269DEG 23KT 3820 10278 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

EP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 6:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBOtero35 min
Jun 26, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Crowley, Otero34 min
Jun 26, 6:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent23 min
Jun 26, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Kiowa36 min
Jun 26, 7:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPUBEl Paso38 min
Jun 26, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa36 min
Jun 26, 7:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBBent, Prowers37 min
Jun 26, 7:32 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBKiowa43 min
Jun 26, 7:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPUBKiowa, Prowers40 min
Jun 26, 8:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBKiowa, Prowers32 min
Jun 26, 9:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero38 min
Jun 27, 12:45 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more24 hr
Jun 27, 12:45 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more32 hr

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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.