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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 3, 201117 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Apr 3, 2011, 1:01 AM MDT for 17 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 19 hr. 37 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
Apr 3, 2011, 1:01 AM MDT (07:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 1:07 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 871 Sw Colorado Springs, COREPORTED AT KOAA STATION.
Apr 3, 1:21 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 714 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 1:25 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 854 Se Monument, COSUSTAINED 60-65
Apr 3, 1:28 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 845 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 1:34 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 746 S Colorado City, COAPACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 1:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 766 S Colorado City, COAPACHE CITY CDOT SITE
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 774 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 1:52 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Wnw Fountain, CO
Apr 3, 1:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 628 Wsw Fountain, COFORT CARSON RAWS SITE
Apr 3, 1:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 695 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS
Apr 3, 2:15 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 709 Nnw Walsenburg, COBUTTE CREEK CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 2:16 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 722 E Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 2:32 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 814 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 2:50 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 2:52 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Sse Colorado Springs, COPOWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AT LAS VEGAS STREET AND HIGHWAY 85.
Apr 3, 2:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 785 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Apr 3, 3:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 N Colorado Springs, COI-25 FOUNTAIN CREEK CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 3:02 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Nnw Colorado City, COAPRSWXNET SITE D2845
Apr 3, 3:10 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 674 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 3:12 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 824 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 3:27 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 723 Nnw Colorado City, COAPRSWXNET SITE D2845
Apr 3, 3:57 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Wnw Colorado City, COCOLORADO CITY RAWS
Apr 3, 3:57 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Pueblo West, CO
Apr 3, 4:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 634 Wnw Fountain, COKFCS ASOS
Apr 3, 4:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Pueblo West, CO
Apr 3, 6:26 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 662 Ne Aguilar, COCDOT SENSOR AT AGUILAR
Apr 3, 6:33 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Trinidad, CO
Apr 3, 6:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 704 Sw Pueblo, CO
Apr 3, 6:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 871 Sw Colorado Springs, COREPORTED AT KOAA STATION.
Apr 3, 1:31 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6017 Nw Two Buttes, CO
Apr 3, 1:38 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 651 Ne Center, CO
Apr 3, 1:47 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 W Lamar, CO
Apr 3, 2:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 725 Nne La Junta, CO
Apr 3, 8:04 PM MDTSNOW 2Beulah, CO
Apr 3, 8:04 PM MDTSNOW 2Sw Beulah, 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 228 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
5374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
101 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ072>088-031315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.110403T0701Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
101 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
  STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
  SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS INTO THE ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
  THROUGH THE MORNING.

* WIND...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH
  ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER
  DISRUPTIONS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ089-093>099-031315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.110403T1300Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
101 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING
  CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...BACA AND EASTERN LAS
  ANIMAS COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AT
  TIMES. 

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
643 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ072>088-031845-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
643 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
  STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
  SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS INTO THE ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WITH WIND GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER
  DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TODAY NOT TO
  START ANY WILD FIRES AS WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
  GROWTH. SHOULD YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A WILD FIRE...BE
  PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ089-093>099-031845-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.110403T1300Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...
SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
643 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING CROWLEY...OTERO... 
  KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD 
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE
  POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TODAY NOT
  TO START ANY WILD FIRES AS WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
  GROWTH. SHOULD YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A WILD FIRE...BE
  PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
355 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1219 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ072>089-093>099-040000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...
STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...
HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...
WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...
CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...
SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1219 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR AND ALL THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD 
  STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE 
  SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS INTO THE ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR 
  AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 75 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  THE NORTH BUT REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD
  FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER
  DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS VERY HIGH
  TODAY...AND SHOULD YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A FIRE...BE
  PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
322 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ072>083-032230-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
322 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. 

$$

COZ084>089-093>099-040000-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
322 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
  AFTER SUNSET. 

* WIND...FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER...WEST WINDS OF 30
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  430 PM MDT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND REMAINING
  STRONG BETWEEN 430 PM AND 6 PM. NORTH OF THE ARKANSAS
  RIVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40
  MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH 6 PM.

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN
  TREES. THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS VERY HIGH TODAY...AND SHOULD
  YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A FIRE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE
  IMMEDIATELY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE
  ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
507 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ087-088-093-094-097>099-040200-
/O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
507 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST COLORADO COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...LAS ANIMAS...HUERFANO AND BACA.  

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID
  EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE.

* WIND...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 50 TO 60 MPH AS A STRONG
  COLD FRONT MOVES BY.

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN 
  TREES. THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS VERY HIGH TODAY...AND SHOULD 
  YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A FIRE...BE PREPARED TO 
  EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE 
  ARKANSAS RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>086-089-095-096-040015-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
507 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH THE
  REGION AT 5 PM AND WAS MOVING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
  STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER
  6 PM. 

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN 
  TREES. THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS VERY HIGH TODAY...AND SHOULD 
  YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A FIRE...BE PREPARED TO 
  EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE 
  ARKANSAS RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
535 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ084>086-089-095-096-040045-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/
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-
CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...
PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
535 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. AFTER 9 PM WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH. 

$$

COZ087-088-093-094-097>099-040200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
535 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST COLORADO COUNTIES...
  INCLUDING OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...LAS ANIMAS...HUERFANO AND 
  BACA. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE 
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
  UNTIL MID EVENING...AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 50 TO 60 MPH AS A 
  STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES BY. 

* IMPACT...THESE WINDS CAN ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN 
  TREES. THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES IS VERY HIGH TODAY...AND SHOULD 
  YOU FIND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A FIRE...BE PREPARED TO 
  EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE 
  ARKANSAS RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
753 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

COZ087-088-093-094-097>099-040300-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-
SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...
BRANSON...KIM...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
753 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
BACA...LAS ANIMAS...HUERFANO...OTERO...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES. 
WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE LATER TONIGHT.

$$

HODANISH

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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.