Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 6, 2008, 1:24 AM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 6, 2008, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 10 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
- Nov 6, 2008, 1:24 AM MST (08:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2008, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Holyoke, CO | |
| Nov 6, 5:09 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Holyoke, CO | |
| Nov 6, 5:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Fort Morgan, CO | |
| Nov 6, 5:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 4 E Haxtun, CO | |
| Nov 6, 7:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Peetz, CO | |
| Nov 6, 8:08 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 E Amherst, CO | |
| Nov 6, 8:53 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Akron, CO | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH |
| Nov 6, 9:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 2 E Amherst, CO | |
| Nov 6, 10:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Crook, CO | |
| Nov 6, 10:53 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Akron, CO |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 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 060824 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 124 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 COZ042-044-048>051-061630- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0005.081106T1200Z-081107T0200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 124 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG STORM CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...THEN LESSEN THIS EVENING. IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH RANGE WERE COMMON ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND THESE WINDS WILL PROGRESS INTO NORTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE. CROSSWINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ON INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN FORT MORGAN AND NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. $$ GIMMESTAD
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KBOU 061413 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 713 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 COZ042-044-048>051-062030- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T0200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 713 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A STRONG STORM CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO NORTHEASTERN COLORADO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. EARLY MORNING WIND GUSTS INCLUDED 78 MPH NEAR HAXTUN...67 MPH IN HOLYOKE AND SIDNEY NEBRASKA...AND 51 MPH IN WIGGINS. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE. CROSSWINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ON INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN FORT MORGAN AND NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. $$ GIMMESTAD
000 WWUS75 KBOU 061713 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1013 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 COZ042-044-048>051-070115- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T0200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1013 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO. THIS WARNING COVERS NORTHEAST WELD...MORGAN...WASHINGTON...LOGAN...PHILLIPS AND SEDGWICK COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED HIGHER AREAS IN NORTHEAST WELD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...AND UP NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EVENING AS THIS STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE STATE. HIGH WIND REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS OF 930 AM THIS MORNING INCLUDE...74 MPH NEAR HEREFORD IN NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY...73 MPH AT AMHERST IN PHILLIPS COUNTY...78 MPH NEAR HAXTUM IN PHILLIPS COUNTY...60 MPH AT PEETZ IN LOGAN COUNTY...67 MPH IN FORT MORGAN IN MORGAN COUNTY...55 MPH AT AKRON IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND 65 MPH NEAR SEDGWICK IN SEDGWICK COUNTY. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR ALTERNATE ROUTES IF POSSIBLE. CROSSWINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ON INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN FORT MORGAN AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AS WELL AS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 34 IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND U.S HIGHWAY 6 ACROSS LOGAN AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. $$ BAKER
000 WWUS75 KBOU 062247 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 347 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008 COZ042-044-048>051-070200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T0200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 347 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST WELD...MORGAN...WASHINGTON...LOGAN...SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST COLORADO. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING IN THESE AREAS...WITH LIKELY GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER AND OVER HIGHER AREAS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ON THE PLAINS AS THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS TODAY CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM COLORADO. STRONG CROSSWINDS ON INTERSTATE 76 BETWEEN FORT MORGAN AND THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE...AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 34 IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND U.S HIGHWAY 6 ACROSS LOGAN AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES WILL POISE A HAZARD ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVES OF LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BAKER
000 WWUS75 KBOU 070157 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 657 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ON THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DECREASING... .AS A STRONG WINTER STORM OVER SOUTH DAKOTA MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM COLORADO...PRESSURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO HAVE BEEN ON THE DECREASE. AS THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES GO DOWN...WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DROPPING OFF. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO HAS ENDED FOR THIS EVENING. COZ042-044-048>051-070300- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081107T0200Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER... STONEHAM...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK... MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 657 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT...FURTHER WEAKENING OF THE WINDS IS EXPECTED. $$ DANKERS
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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.