Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2008, 5:18 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 27, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2008, 5:18 AM MDT (11:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2008, 3:39 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:17 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 nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 4183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KPUB 271118 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 518 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1200 TO 2100 LOCAL TIME TODAY...FOR ZONES 226 THROUGH 233 AND ZONE 237...INCLUDING EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COZ226>233-280300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0003.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 518 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO AND BACA COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ COZ237-280300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ BACA COUNTY- 518 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BACA COUNTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BACA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WALROD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KPUB 271123 CCA RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 522 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1200 TO 2100 LOCAL TIME TODAY...FOR ZONES 226 THROUGH 233 AND ZONE 237...INCLUDING EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COZ226>233-280300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0003.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0004.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 522 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ COZ237-280300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.080327T1800Z-080328T0300Z/ BACA COUNTY- 522 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BACA COUNTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...AND DRY FUELS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BACA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WALROD
000 WWUS85 KPUB 271823 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1223 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... FROM 1200 TO 2100 LOCAL TIME TODAY...FOR ZONES 226 THROUGH 230 AND ZONE 233...INCLUDING EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COZ231-232-237-271930- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080328T0300Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1223 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO FASTER AND FURTHER WEST THAN EARLIER FORECASTS...OWNING TO COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS THAN EXPECTED...ALLOWING FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO AND BACA COUNTIES...TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ226>230-233-280300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080328T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1223 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL HELP TO LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VAULES TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND ALONG WITH DRY FUELS...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 272139 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 339 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED... .A SURGE OF COOL AIR MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FURTHER WEST AND FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING...WHICH HAS HAMPERED THE MUCH DRIER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. COZ226>230-233-272245- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080328T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 339 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A SURGE OF COOL AIR MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FURTHER WEST AND FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING...WHICH HAS HAMPERED THE MUCH DRIER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 226 THROUGH 230 AND ZONE 233...INCLUDING EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...TO BE CANCELED. $$
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.