Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 5, 2008, 4:51 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 12 hr. 15 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
- Jan 5, 2008, 4:51 AM MST (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 5:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Walsenburg, CO | PICKUP TRAILER FLIPPED OVER AND THEN FLIPPED BACK. I 25 AT MILE MARKER 64. |
| Jan 5, 6:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Monument, CO | AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND OF 35 TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 5, 6:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 Se Monument, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 Ese Monument, CO | SUSTAINED WIND OF 35 MPH. |
| Jan 5, 7:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 5 Nne Rosita, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 96 | 5 Nne Rosita, CO | ALSO HAD A WIND GUST OF 85 MPH. |
| Jan 5, 8:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Wsw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:13 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 1 Ese Monument, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | La Veta, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Wsw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:08 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Walsenburg, CO | 18 WHEELER BLOWN OVER ON SOUTHBOUND I-25 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 61 AND 64. |
| Jan 5, 9:08 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Colorado Springs, CO | LARGE COTTONWOOD WITH A 3.5 FT DIAMETER BASE KNOCKED OVER. |
| Jan 5, 9:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Air Force Academy, CO | COLORADO STATE PATROL REPORTED 2 CAR ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY HEAVY WINDS. THIS OCCURED AT I 25 AND INTERQUEST HIGHWAY AT MILE MARKER 153. |
| Jan 5, 11:09 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 Wsw Black Forest, CO | |
| Jan 5, 2:50 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ssw Nathrop, 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 270 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
- 2766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 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 KPUB 051151 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 451 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE THIS MORNING. COZ084-085-051800- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0001.080105T1151Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 451 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 IN EL PASO COUNTY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KPUB 051352 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 652 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE THIS MORNING... .STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. COZ086>088-051800- /O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 652 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$ COZ084-085-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 652 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 IN EL PASO COUNTY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KPUB 051501 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 801 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER EASTERN SLOPES TODAY... .STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. COZ072>075-078>080-051800- /O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN 801 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$ COZ084>088-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 801 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE...THE WET AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KPUB 051640 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 940 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER EASTERN SLOPES TODAY... .STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. COZ072>075-078>080-084>088-052245- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 940 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY....AND WESTERN PASO COUNTY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE GREATER I-25 CORRIDOR FROM THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER NORTH TO THE PALMER DIVIDE. THE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL EXTEND WEST ONTO THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE EL PASO COUNTY REGION DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FROM JUST SOUTH OF PUEBLO TO THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER. LARGE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN BY THIS STORM. ALSO SEMI TRACTOR TRAILERS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF THE INTERSTATE. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS75 KPUB 052208 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 308 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .STRONG AND DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. COZ072>075-078>080-084>088-060000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 308 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY....AND WESTERN PASO COUNTY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE GREATER I-25 CORRIDOR FROM THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER NORTH TO THE PALMER DIVIDE. THE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL EXTEND WEST ONTO THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. OBSERVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INDICATE WINDS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE RANGING BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND HUERFANO COUNTY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS75 KPUB 052343 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 443 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS STARTING TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. COZ072>075-078>080-084>088-060045- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 443 PM MST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND VALLEY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THE WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD AREAS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISHING THIS EVENING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH COULD CONTINUE FROM LA VETA TO WALSENBURG AS RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS SHOOT THROUGH THE LA VETA PASS GAP TOWARDS WALSENBURG. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PUEBLO $$ METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:02 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.