Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2012, 2:39 AM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. 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
- May 26, 2012, 2:39 AM MDT (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 2407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
346 WWUS75 KBOU 260839 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING BORDER. THIS WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM DENVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER DEVELOPING IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. COZ042>044-048-050-051-260945- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGGSDALE...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES... RAYMER...STONEHAM...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN... BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO... STERLING...PEETZ...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BUT THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA OF 58 MPH GUSTS. MOST PEAK GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 50 MPH. $$ COZ040-041-045>047-049-261900- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0004.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0010.120526T1900Z-120527T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 239 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES I-70 FROM DENVER EASTWARD ACROSS THE KANSAS BORDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE. OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN MANY LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
3 follow-up statements
906 WWUS75 KBOU 261609 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1009 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FROM DENVER EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER DEVELOPING IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. DAMAGE TO WEAKER STRUCTURES AND TREES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. COZ040-041-045>047-049-270015- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0010.120526T1900Z-120527T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 1009 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE FROM DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES INTO THE LIMON AREA. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES I-70 FROM DENVER EASTWARD ACROSS THE KANSAS BORDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. DAMAGE TO WEAKER STRUCTURES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE. OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN MANY LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF THE WATER DURING THE HIGH WINDS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID STARTING FIRES AS THEY WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. && $$ GIMMESTAD
021 WWUS75 KBOU 270038 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 638 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 COZ040-041-045>047-049-270200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 638 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH UNTIL 8 PM...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES I-70 FROM DENVER EASTWARD ACROSS THE KANSAS BORDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. DAMAGE TO WEAKER STRUCTURES AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO INCREASE. OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN MANY LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF THE WATER DURING THE HIGH WINDS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID STARTING FIRES AS THEY WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. && $$
772 WWUS75 KBOU 270155 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 755 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 COZ040-041-045>047-049-270300- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...SIMLA... BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON... MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS 755 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT STILL SOME SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE WESTERLY OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH. $$
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.