Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2011, 8:38 PM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 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 28, 2011, 8:38 PM MDT (02:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:54 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | |
| Apr 29, 7:57 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Wnw Colorado City, CO | |
| Apr 29, 7:58 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 5 Ese Wetmore, CO | |
| Apr 29, 8:58 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 5 Ese Wetmore, 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 5556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
017 WWUS75 KPUB 290238 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 838 PM MDT THU APR 28 2011 COZ072>075-078>080-086>088-291000- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.110429T1200Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.110429T1200Z-110430T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 838 PM MDT THU APR 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS... WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF PUEBLO...TO THE COLORADO NEW MEXICO BORDER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF HUERFANO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
046 WWUS75 KPUB 290930 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 COZ072>075-078>080-086>088-291600- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.110429T1200Z-110430T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 330 AM MDT FRI APR 29 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 SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS... WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF PUEBLO...TO THE COLORADO NEW MEXICO BORDER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF HUERFANO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. 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. && $$
545 WWUS75 KPUB 291546 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 946 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 COZ072>075-078>080-086>088-292200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 946 AM MDT FRI APR 29 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 SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS... WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF PUEBLO...TO THE COLORADO NEW MEXICO BORDER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF HUERFANO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES... WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. 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. && $$
358 WWUS75 KPUB 292117 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 317 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 COZ078>080-086-292230- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- 317 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ COZ072>075-087-088-300000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ 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- 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...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 317 PM MDT FRI APR 29 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 SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO COUNTY TO THE COLORADO NEW MEXICO BORDER. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF HUERFANO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWN TREES. 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. && $$
403 WWUS75 KPUB 292338 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 538 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 COZ072>075-087-088-300045- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 538 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION LATER THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 3:22 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.