Alert archive / Colorado / Wind Chill Warnings in 2008
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this wind chill warning at Jan 16, 2008, 3:46 PM MST for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 16, 2008, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 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
- Jan 16, 2008, 3:46 PM MST (22:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2008, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2008, 9:00 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Lake County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 1340 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KPUB 162246 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 346 PM MST WED JAN 16 2008 ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TONIGHT... .A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG ARCTIC WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE HIGH PLAINS OVERNIGHT. INCREASING WINDS ALOFT BEHIND THIS PASSING SYSTEM WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. COZ072>075-078>080-086>088-094-170000- /O.CAN.KPUB.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080117T0000Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...BRANSON... KIM 346 PM MST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...SOUTHWEST PUEBLO COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS TO BE CANCELLED. $$ COZ058-060-082-170500- /O.NEW.KPUB.WC.W.0002.080117T0600Z-080117T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...PIKES PEAK 346 PM MST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR PIKES PEAK. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND OVER PIKES PEAK TONIGHT...WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS READINGS OF BETWEEN 35 AND 45 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 170448 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 948 PM MST WED JAN 16 2008 ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TONIGHT... .A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG ARCTIC WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE HIGH PLAINS OVERNIGHT. INCREASING WINDS ALOFT BEHIND THIS PASSING SYSTEM WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. COZ058-060-082-171100- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.W.0002.080117T0600Z-080117T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...PIKES PEAK 948 PM MST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE EASTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR PIKES PEAK. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND OVER PIKES PEAK TONIGHT...WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS READINGS OF BETWEEN 35 AND 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 171048 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 348 AM MST THU JAN 17 2008 ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS MORNING... .A VERY COLD AIRMASS COVERS THE REGION THIS MORNING. BRISK WINDS ALOFT ARE PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION. COZ058-060-082-171600- /O.CON.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080117T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...PIKES PEAK 348 AM MST THU JAN 17 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THIS WARNING IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 11 THOUSAND FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND PIKES PEAK. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK REGION THIS MORNING WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY COLD AIRMASS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING GLOVES...EAR MUFFS...A SCARF...HAT AND FACE PROTECTION. $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 171550 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 850 AM MST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SLOW WARMING ACROSS THE REGION CONTINUES... .TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH REST OF THE MORNING. COZ058-060-082-171700- /O.EXP.KPUB.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080117T1600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...PIKES PEAK 850 AM MST THU JAN 17 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION SLOWLY RISING THIS MORNING...LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL READINGS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PIKES PEAK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING FOR EASTERN MOSQUITO RANGE AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND FOR PIKES PEAK...TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM THIS MORNING. $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Warnings in Colorado, 2008Every wind chill warning in 2008
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.