Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2011, 3:11 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 31, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2011, 3:11 PM MDT (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 1893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WWUS85 KPUB 302111 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 311 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FROM UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... COZ227>233-237-311315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0019.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 311 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228... 229...230...231...232...233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE THAT STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ224-310100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110331T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 311 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE THAT STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
210 WWUS85 KPUB 302115 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 315 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... COZ227>233-237-311330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0019.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 315 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228... 229...230...231...232...233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE THAT STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ224-310100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110331T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 315 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE THAT STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
154 WWUS85 KPUB 310057 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 657 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... COZ224-310200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110331T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 657 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ COZ227>233-237-311700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 657 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230...231...232...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN HUERFANO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE THAT STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
836 WWUS85 KPUB 311006 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 406 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... EASTERN HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... COZ227>233-237-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.110331T1800Z-110401T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 406 AM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230...231...232...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 237. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
534 WWUS85 KPUB 312119 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 319 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AREA OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... COZ227-231>233-237-312230- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110401T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 319 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...231...232... 233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. HUMIDITIES IN THESE AREAS ARE NOT LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT KEEPING THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...FUEL CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY IN THESE AREAS...AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...WHICH COULD HELP TO SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT MAY START. $$ COZ228>230-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110401T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 319 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228... 229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229 AND 230. * WIND...WESTERLY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME AREAS SEEING GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HIGH FIRE DANGER. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
559 WWUS85 KPUB 010156 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 756 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AREA OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ228>230-010300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110401T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 756 PM MDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229 AND 230... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AREA OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 14 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every red flag 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.