Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2011, 3:52 PM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 3:52 PM MST (22:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736 WWUS85 KPUB 262252 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 352 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS EXCEPT FOR EL PASO COUNTY...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232... 233...AND 235 THROUGH 337 WHICH INCLUDES THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...AND ALSO FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY. A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM IS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE PLAINS...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 6 PM TODAY AND AGAIN FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY. COZ232-233-235>237-271500- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0005.110227T1700Z-110228T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0100Z/ OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 352 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...232...233...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ228>231-234-270100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0100Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 352 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...228...229...230...231...234 * WIND...WEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
566 WWUS85 KPUB 270045 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 545 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232... 233 AND 235 THROUGH 337 WHICH INCLUDES OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY. A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. COZ232-233-235>237-271645- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.110227T1700Z-110228T0000Z/ OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 545 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233... 235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST...BUT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 5 PM. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...232...233...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ228>231-234-270145- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0100Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 545 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229... 230...231 AND 234... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...KIOWA AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. $$
737 WWUS85 KPUB 271114 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 414 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 230...AND 232...233...235 THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES EL PASO... PUEBLO... HUERFANO... LAS ANIMAS... OTERO... BENT... PROWERS... AND BACA COUNTIES...FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE SEE THE TEXT BELOW FOR SPECIFIC DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THIS EVENT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE FOR ERRATIC WIND BEHAVIOR. COZ226>230-280000- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0005.110227T1700Z-110228T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 414 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229 AND 230... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO... 232...233...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...WINDS TODAY OVER THESE REGIONS MAY BE QUITE ERRATIC THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS PUEBLO AND EL PASO COUNTIES...WHILE FARTHER SOUTH FROM ROUGHLY COLORADO CITY SOUTH TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY...THE WINDS MAY ACTUALLY BECOME QUITE STRONG FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. VIRGA SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY CAUSE LOCALLY VERY STRONG GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ232-233-235>237-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.110227T1700Z-110228T0000Z/ OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 414 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO... 232...233...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HODANISH
517 WWUS85 KPUB 271809 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1109 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 230...232...233 AND 235 THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...EXCEPT FOR CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES...UNTIL 5 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. COZ226>230-232-233-235>237-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1109 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...232...233...235...236 AND 237... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO... 226...227...228...229...230...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 230...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...WINDS OVER THE PLAINS MAY BE ERRATIC THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS PUEBLO AND EL PASO COUNTIES...WHILE FARTHER SOUTH FROM ROUGHLY COLORADO CITY SOUTH TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY...THE WINDS MAY ACTUALLY BECOME QUITE STRONG FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. VIRGA SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY CAUSE LOCALLY STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$
092 WWUS85 KPUB 272219 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 319 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 230...232...233 AND 235 THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...EXCEPT FOR CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES...UNTIL 5 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES... AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. COZ226>230-232-233-235>237-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 319 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO... 226...227...228...229...230...232...233...235...236...237. * WIND...WINDS WILL RANGE FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. ERRATIC...SHIFTING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND ANY SHOWERS THAT MOVE THROUGH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
569 WWUS85 KPUB 272358 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 458 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 5 PM MST THIS EVENING... .THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...EXCEPT FOR CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES...WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM THIS EVENING...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO RISE AND WINDS SLOWLY RELAX BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. COZ226>230-232-233-235>237-280100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 458 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO...226...227...228...229...230...232...233...235...236 AND 237. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO RISE AND WINDS SLOWLY RELAX BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:50 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:31 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 6 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.