Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2009, 4:52 AM MST for Conejos County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 16, 2009, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 16, 2009, 4:52 AM MST (11:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2009, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2009, 7:54 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Conejos County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 230 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 2604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 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 161152 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 452 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 COZ068-161800- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0002.090217T0300Z-090218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0005.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 452 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-161800- /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 452 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE LATE TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ LW
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KPUB 161703 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1003 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 COZ068-162315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1003 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-162315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 1003 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE LATE TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ METZE
000 WWUS45 KPUB 162121 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 221 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 COZ068-170330- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 221 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-170330- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 221 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE LATE TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 170302 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 802 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 COZ068-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 802 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-171200- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.090217T0600Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 802 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS...AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE LATE TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 171140 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 440 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 COZ068-171800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 440 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-171800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 440 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ LW
000 WWUS45 KPUB 171735 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1035 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 COZ068-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 1035 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-172345- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 1035 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 172207 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 307 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 COZ068-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS 307 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES PASSES. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-066-180600- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... NORTH PASS 307 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...INCLUDING MONARCH PASS AND CLIMAX. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KPUB 180254 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 754 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 COZ068-180400- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 754 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO BE CANCELED. $$ COZ058-060-066-180400- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 754 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN MOSQUITO AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT HOWEVER...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE WESTERN MOSQUITO AND EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINTER WINTER ADVISORY TO BE CANCELED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 4:43 AM MST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:43 AM MST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 443 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 .SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY...SNOW MOVING INTO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT... FOR TODAY...HAD TO GO WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS 11AM-6PM TODAY. A CLOSE CALL AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WELL HIT CRITERIA (RHS 15 PERCENT OR LESS...WIND SPEEDS OR GUSTS TO 25 MPH OR MORE...ALL FOR 3 NOT NECESSARILY CONSECUTIVE HOURS) BUT I THINK WELL HIT IT OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. MODEL RHS ARE COMING OUT CLOSE TO THE CRITERIA BUT I BELIEVE THEY ARE PROBABLY UNDERESTIMATING HOW DRY IT WILL BE ON THE PLAINS. THEY ARE ALSO CLOSE ON THE WIND CRITERIA...BUT I THINK WE SHOULD SEE AT LEAST 3 HOURS OF GUSTS OVER 25 MPH AT MOST PLACES...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION BEING ALONG THE LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER...FROM LA JUNTA TO LAMAR...WHERE THE WINDS SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME SURFACING. ELSEWHERE TODAY...PULLED BACK POPS ACROSS THE BOARD AS INCOMING SYSTEM IS ARRIVING LATER. PRETTY MUCH JUST A MILD AND BREEZY DAY MOST AREAS. TONIGHT...INCOMING SYSTEM REALLY DOESNT ARRIVE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE UNTIL LATE. SO...AGAIN...PULLED BACK POPS ACROSS THE BOARD. WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN JUANS TO A WARNING...ALTHOUGH I PUSHED BACK THE START TIME OF THE WARNING UNTIL 11PM. ALSO...I ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE OTHER HIGH ELEVATION ZONES ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE LA GARITAS...THE SAWATCH RANGE AND THE MOSQUITO RANGE. THESE AREAS MAY NOT SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SNOW...BUT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. ELSEWHERE...DRY... WITH WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. LW .LONG TERM... (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ...ACTIVE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK... TUESDAY...THIS LOOKS TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE DAY OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST STARTS TO BREAK DOWN AS IT EJECTS TO THE EAST. SW FLOW ALOFT TUES MORN BECOMES MORE WESTERLY BY MIDDAY...THEN NW BY THE EVENING INDICATING THAT THE FOCUS AREAS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL SHIFT FROM THE SW MTS EARLY ON...TO THE CENT MTS BY LATE AFTN. CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS STILL LOOK TO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SW MTS...WITH TOTALS ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. LOOKING EAST ACROSS THE I25 CORRIDOR AND E PLAINS...WIND WILL BE AN ISSUE. MODELS ARE INDICATING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TUESDAY...AS WELL AS THE UPPER JET WITH A 150 KT CORE JUST SOUTH OF THE CO/NM BORDER. EXPECTED MAX TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE E PLAINS...COUPLED WITH THE FORECAST WINDS...COULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE E PLAINS SAVE FOR N EL PASO COUNTY. WANTED TO KEEP IT AS A WATCH AT THIS TIME TO TRY AND AVOID CONFUSION WITH THE RED FLAG THAT IS IN EFFECT TODAY...BUT THIS WATCH WILL MOST LIKELY BE UPGRADED LATER TODAY. FINALLY...AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS THE CWA TUE AFTN...AND SFC LOW PRES DROPS DOWN INTO NE...STRONG SUBSIDENCE OR DOWNWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT RANGE TUE EVE. THIS COULD MEAN CONTINUED STRONG WINDS INTO THE EVENING...AND WILL PASS THIS CONCERN ONTO THE NEXT SHIFT. WEDNESDAY...LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON WED...AS THE UPPER PATTERN OVER CO BEGINS TO TRANSITION FROM GENERALLY UNSETTLED TO BRISK NW FLOW AND AN UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN US. THIS FLOW WILL KEEP PCPN CHANCES GOING ACROSS THE MTS...ESPECIALLY THE CENT MTS...AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME ISOLATED PCPN FOR THE E PLAINS AS SFC HI PRES DROPS DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY AND BACKDOORS SOME MOISTURE BACK INTO EASTERN CO. THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION...KEEPING CONDITIONS RELATIVELY DRY INTO THE WEEKEND. ONGOING GRIDS HAD SOME ISOLATED POPS OVER THE CENT MTS THURSDAY...AND WITH NW FLOW ALOFT CANNOT DISCOUNT A STRAY SHOWER SO LEFT THESE ALONE. OTHERWISE...GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH GFS HINTING AT ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING CO BY SUNDAY. THIS FAR OUT...WILL NOT CHANGE THE OUTER FORECAST PERIODS BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE TO INTRODUCE SOME POPS SAT NIGHT OR SUN. MOORE && .AVIATION...VFR MOST AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 06-12Z. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE AT KPUB AND KCOS TAF SITES 18Z-01Z TODAY. GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. LW && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ227>233-235>237. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR COZ227>237. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ058-060-066. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ068. && 50/27
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 2:36 PM MST, 14 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 236 PM MST SUN FEB 15 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-161400- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 236 PM MST SUN FEB 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS HIGHER TERRAIN LATE TONIGHT. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN SAN JUAN...LA GARITA...SAWATCH...AND MOSQUITO MOUNTAIN RANGES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL START AROUND THE SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND SHIFT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. BRISK TO WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS...INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY AT AND BELOW 6000 FEET ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EARLY EVENING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH UP TO 55 MPH...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND RELATIVELY DRY VEGETATION. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE...IF FIRES WERE TO START. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...LAMAR...AND SPRINGFIELD TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES HIGHER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. 17/17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:52 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 39 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:19 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:54 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 32 hr |
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.