Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 19, 2012, 2:38 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 19, 2012, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 12 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 19, 2012, 2:38 PM MST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 8:10 AM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 10:11 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | S Boulder, CO | LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL |
| Jan 19, 11:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 1 Sw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Jan 20, 12:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 4 Wsw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 20, 2:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 95 | 2 Nw Rocky Flats, CO | NATIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
| Jan 20, 2:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 5 Wnw Boulder, CO | SUNSHINE CANYON |
| Jan 20, 3:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 20, 4:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Ne Boulder, CO | |
| Jan 20, 4:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 W Longmont, CO | VANCE BRAND AIRPORT |
| Jan 20, 4:24 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Wnw Berthoud, CO | |
| Jan 20, 4:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 1 Nw Lyons, CO | |
| Jan 20, 4:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Nw Fort Collins, CO | CSU FOOTHILLS CAMPUS |
| Jan 20, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 S Lyons, 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 744 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
091 WWUS75 KBOU 192138 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 238 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...MORE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... COZ035-036-200545- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0002.120120T0300Z-120120T1700Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 238 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY NOON ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER WIND PRONE AREAS AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN BOULDER COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
027 WWUS75 KBOU 200322 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 822 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...MORE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... COZ035-036-201130- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1700Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 822 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY NOON ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER WIND PRONE AREAS AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN BOULDER COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS SLOW DOWN AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$
333 WWUS75 KBOU 201044 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 344 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 COZ035-036-201700- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1700Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 344 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... STRONGEST IN THE FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHERN BOULDER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER WIND PRONE AREAS AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. AT 250 AM...A PEAK WIND GUST TO 95 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTER SOUTH OF BOULDER. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS SO REMAIN ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$
585 WWUS75 KBOU 201510 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 810 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 COZ035-036-201615- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1700Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 810 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE FOOTHILLS...HOWEVER EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO SEE SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING FURTHER AROUND NOON. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.