Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at May 2, 2008, 4:15 AM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 2, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 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, 4:15 AM MDT (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 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, 1:51 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 W Lamar, CO | |
| May 2, 2:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 N La Junta, CO | |
| May 2, 4:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | La Junta, 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 KPUB 021015 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 415 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO ...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-021700- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.080502T1500Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.080502T1500Z-080503T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 415 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...BENT COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. 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 OR BLOWING SNOW 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. $$ COZ069>071-021400- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T1400Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 415 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS WILL BE NOTED OVER LARGE SECTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KPUB 021343 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 743 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. COZ069>071-021445- /O.EXP.KPUB.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080502T1400Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 743 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9 AM MDT...THEREFORE THE FREEZE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-021700- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.080502T1500Z-080503T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 743 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...BENT COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SNOW CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. $$
000 WWUS75 KPUB 021633 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1033 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM MDT... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-022245- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 1033 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. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...BENT COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. LATE THIS MORNING...WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WERE BEING REPORTED AT NUMEROUS WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF COLORADO. 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 OR BLOWING SNOW 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. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS75 KPUB 021738 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1138 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM MDT... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-022345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 1138 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...BENT COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. LATE THIS MORNING...WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WERE BEING REPORTED AT NUMEROUS WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF COLORADO. 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 OR BLOWING SNOW 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. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$ COZ083-086>088-094-099-022345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1138 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS FREEZE WARNING INCLUDES THE ENTIRE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 20 AND 28 DEGREES. FARTHER OUT EAST ON THE PLAINS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$
000 WWUS75 KPUB 021834 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1234 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM MDT... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT OVER THE PLAINS... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OTERO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. LATER TONIGHT...THE WINDS WILL CALM DOWN AND IT WILL GET QUITE COLD FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GO BELOW FREEZING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-030045- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 1234 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...KIOWA COUNTY...BENT COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. 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 OR BLOWING SNOW 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. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$ COZ083-086>088-094-099-030045- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1234 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS FREEZE WARNING INCLUDES THE ENTIRE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 20 AND 28 DEGREES. FARTHER OUT EAST ON THE PLAINS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$ HODANISH
000 WWUS75 KPUB 022339 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 539 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT OVER THE PLAINS... .THE WIND WILL DIMINISH...AND IT WILL GET RELATIVELY COLD IN LOW LYING AREAS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GO BELOW FREEZING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COZ084-085-089-093-095>098-030545- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 539 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS OR MORE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$ COZ083-086>088-094-099-030545- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0004.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/ CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG... TRINIDAD...BRANSON...KIM...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 539 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS OR MORE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. $$ METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 11:38 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 7 more | 21 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.