Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Jan 10, 2011, 4:57 AM MST for 5 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. 15 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
- Jan 10, 2011, 4:57 AM MST (11:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2011, 10:46 AM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 5:54 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 6 Nne La Veta, CO | |
| Jan 10, 6:23 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 2 Se Penrose, CO | FELL OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 INCHES SINCE 8 PM. |
| Jan 10, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 4 Wsw Pueblo West, CO | LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Jan 10, 6:54 AM MST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Wnw Florence, CO | |
| Jan 10, 7:01 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 11 Nne Crestone, CO | |
| Jan 10, 7:10 AM MST | SNOW 11.3 | 1 Ssw Rye, CO | |
| Jan 10, 7:26 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 Wsw Walsenburg, CO | |
| Jan 10, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 7.6 | 4 Nw Pueblo Reservoir, CO | STORM TOTAL. 0.35 WATER CONTENT. 0730 AM SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES. |
| Jan 10, 8:05 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 1 S Beulah, CO | FELL IN PAST 24 HOURS. 0.33 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 8 INCHES FELL SINCE 6 PM. |
| Jan 10, 8:09 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Ne Florissant, CO | |
| Jan 10, 8:36 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 1 Wnw Colorado City, CO | |
| Jan 10, 8:49 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ssw Pueblo, CO | |
| Jan 10, 9:15 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 3 Ssw Beulah, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 10, 9:30 AM MST | SNOW 12.1 | 2 W Rye, CO | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 10, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Rosita, 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
906 WWUS45 KPUB 101157 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 457 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 COZ076>080-083-101800- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0002.110110T1200Z-110110T1800Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- INCLUDING...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... CANON CITY...PENROSE 457 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR DROPPING IN OVER THE REGION TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE NOTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACT...ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL KEEP TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ072>075-081-082-084>089-093>099-101800- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0002.110110T1200Z-110110T1800Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA... STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS... LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 457 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS INCLUDING EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO... CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT AND PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO 9 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACT...ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOW PACKED THROUGH THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO ZERO OR BELOW AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$ COZ058>060-068-101300- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- 457 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
1 follow-up statement
059 WWUS45 KPUB 101746 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1046 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 COZ076>080-083-101900- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T1800Z/ NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 1046 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ072>075-081-082-084>089-093>099-101900- /O.CAN.KPUB.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110110T1800Z/ 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 1046 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:57 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:36 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every winter storm 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.