Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Nov 10, 2011, 3:05 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 12, 2011, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2011, 3:05 PM MST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2011, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2011, 3:25 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 4364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
385 WWUS75 KPUB 102205 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 305 PM MST THU NOV 10 2011 COZ072>075-078>088-110415- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0007.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ 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- 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY... PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 305 PM MST THU NOV 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN PORTIONS EL PASO...PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITH FLYING DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
179 WWUS75 KPUB 110151 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 651 PM MST THU NOV 10 2011 COZ072>075-078>088-111200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0007.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ 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- 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY... PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 651 PM MST THU NOV 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN PORTIONS EL PASO...PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITH FLYING DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
559 WWUS75 KPUB 111137 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 437 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 COZ072>075-078>088-111745- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0007.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ 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- 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY... PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 437 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND WESTERN PORTIONS EL PASO...PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITH FLYING DEBRIS...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ SR
309 WWUS75 KPUB 111725 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1025 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 COZ072>075-078>088-112300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0007.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ 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- 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY... PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 1025 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PIKES PEAK...THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS EL PASO...PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHS WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE..STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS I-25...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
706 WWUS75 KPUB 112225 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 325 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 COZ072>075-078>088-120500- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0007.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0010.111112T0900Z-111113T0100Z/ 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- 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...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY... PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD 325 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THIS WARNING UPGRADES AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PIKES PEAK...THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS EL PASO...PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...BUT MAINLY ON SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR MORE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACT...INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS...PROPERTY DAMAGE...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH RUNNING ROADS...SUCH AS I-25...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ LW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 14 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.