Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Dec 29, 2011, 3:03 PM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2011, 3:03 PM MST (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 2:55 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 22:06 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
- 2371 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
957 WWUS75 KPUB 292203 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 303 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-300415- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 303 PM MST THU DEC 29 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...TELLER COUNTY...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-300415- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 303 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
150 WWUS75 KPUB 300350 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 850 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-301000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 850 PM MST THU DEC 29 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...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-301000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 850 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
116 WWUS75 KPUB 300552 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1052 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-301200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 1052 PM MST THU DEC 29 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...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-301200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1052 PM MST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
479 WWUS75 KPUB 301030 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-301700- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 330 AM MST FRI DEC 30 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...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-301700- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 330 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
916 WWUS75 KPUB 301623 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 923 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-302230- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 923 AM MST FRI DEC 30 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...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-302230- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 923 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
839 WWUS75 KPUB 302155 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 COZ072-073-075-076-079>082-310400- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES. 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. && $$ COZ077-078-083-084-310400- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0009.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1500Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THE SNOW HAS NOT CRUSTED OVER FROM THE RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$ COZ058-060-063-310400- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T0700Z-120101T0000Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND EASTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD SURFACES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ COZ085-086-089-095-096-310400- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0012.111231T1500Z-120101T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE 255 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...KIOWA...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...AND EADS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL SPREAD STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
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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.