Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at May 2, 2008, 3:29 AM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 15 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2008, 3:29 AM MDT (09:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 6:14 PM MDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 6:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Akron, CO | |
| May 2, 8:25 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Amherst, CO | 66 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 8:28 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Holyoke, CO | |
| May 2, 8:58 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 4 E Haxtun, CO | 63 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 9:34 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Briggsdale, CO | |
| May 2, 10:10 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Sterling, CO | 67 MPH WIND GUST WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 10:33 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Wellington, CO | |
| May 2, 10:47 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 W Fort Collins, CO | CSU ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE BUILDING |
| May 2, 11:03 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Crook, CO | 57 MPH WIND GUST |
| May 2, 11:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Nw Greeley, CO | |
| May 2, 11:46 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Eaton, CO | |
| May 2, 11:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ene Greeley, CO | |
| May 2, 12:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Wiggins, CO | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-76 AT WIGGINS EXIT |
| May 2, 12:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Limon, CO | |
| May 2, 12:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Limon, CO | |
| May 2, 12:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Sterling, CO | |
| May 2, 12:50 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 7 S Lindon, CO | ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| May 2, 1:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Wnw Greeley, CO | 2 INCH BRANCHES SNAPPED |
| May 2, 1:48 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Wiggins, CO | |
| May 2, 2:31 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mead, CO | |
| May 2, 2:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Bennett, CO | |
| May 2, 5:45 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Akron, CO | HIGHWAY 34 CLOSED FORT MORGAN TO YUMA DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KBOU 020929 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 329 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... A STRONG SPRING STORM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY BY MID MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN DECREASE BY EVENING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. AS OF 3 AM...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAD DEVELOPED JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHERN COLORADO BORDER...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH IN CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO COLORADO BY SUNRISE. RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES TODAY. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL...AND OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS AS CROSSWINDS WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY STRONG ON HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 76 ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF FORT COLLINS. COZ039>041-021030- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.A.0003.080502T1200Z-080503T0000Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 329 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WHILE THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS DOES NOT APPEAR HIGH...WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD STILL SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING IN WIND PRONE AREAS. $$ COZ038-042>051-021730- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0003.080502T1200Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0003.080502T0929Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 329 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ COZ035-021730- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0003.080502T0929Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES 329 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST IN THE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER COUNTY. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GIMMESTAD
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KBOU 021345 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 745 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... A STRONG SPRING STORM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY BY MID MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN DECREASE BY EVENING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. AS OF 3 AM...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAD DEVELOPED JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHERN COLORADO BORDER...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH IN CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO COLORADO BY SUNRISE. RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES TODAY. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL...AND OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS AS CROSSWINDS WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY STRONG ON HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 76 ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF FORT COLLINS. COZ048-050-051-021445- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG... OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 745 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ COZ035-038-042>047-049-022145- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 745 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS75 KBOU 021729 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1129 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY... A STRONG SPRING STORM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA WILL PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE PLAINS...STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. PEAK WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING HAVE INCLUDED: 66 MPH AT AMHERST ...63 MPH...4 MILES OF HAXTUN AND WELLINGTON...60 MPH AT BRIGGSDALE...59 MPH AT AKRON...58 MPH REPORTED AT AULT...HOLYOKE AND WIGGINS WITH 57 MPH AT STERLING. SOME POWER LINES IN THE GREELEY AREA WERE ALSO DOWNED CAUSING SCATTERED ELECTRICAL OUTAGES. RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES TODAY. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL...AND OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS AS CROSSWINDS WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY STRONG ON HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 76 ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF FORT COLLINS. COZ035-038-042>047-049-030000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 1129 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS75 KBOU 022154 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 354 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE PLAINS. SOME PEAK WIND GUSTS TODAY HAVE INCLUDED: 73 MPH AT WELLINGTON...70 MPH AT WIGGINS...69 MPH AT BRIGGSDALE ...67 MPH AT STERLING...66 MPH AT AMHERST AND EATON...65 MPH AT AT I-70 AND BENNETT...AND 4 MILES OF HAXTUN...62 MPH AT NATURAL FORT REST AREA...60 MPH AT GREELEY...LIMON AND MEAD...59 MPH AT AKRON AND 58 MPH AT AULT AND HOLYOKE POWER LINES IN THE GREELEY AREA WERE ALSO DOWNED CAUSING SCATTERED ELECTRICAL OUTAGES. A SEMI-TRAILER WAS REPORTEDLY BLOWN OVER ON I-76 AT THE WIGGINS EXIT. RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES TODAY. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL...AND OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS AS CROSSWINDS WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY STRONG ON HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 76 ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF FORT COLLINS. COZ035-038-042>047-049-030000- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 354 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. UNTIL THAT TIME SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS75 KBOU 030014 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 614 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 COZ035-038-042>047-049-030115- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN... BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO... LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 614 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECLINED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ON THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS MAY STILL GUST 40 TO 50 MPH ON THE PLAINS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THESE GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY AND ALSO CREATE SLIPPERY ROADS CONDITIONS. $$ BAKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:42 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.