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Fire Weather Watch 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this fire weather watch at Apr 11, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 2:32 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Apr 11, 11:11 AM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 11:11 AM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 12:18 PM MDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1218 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COZ058>089-093>099-121830- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- 1218 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE OFF INTO THE ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CALHAN...TO LAS ANIMAS...TO TWO BUTTES. HAIL UP TO AROUND 1.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN THIS AREA WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...WHERE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO EXIST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF EASTERN COLORADO SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY OF CHAFFEE AND LAKE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS...LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXISTING DRY VEGETATION. IN ADDITION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWS OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AS WELL AS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 44/10
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 1:55 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 155 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COZ086>088-093-094-112030- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- 155 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EAST CENTRAL HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 153 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES EAST OF WALSENBURG...OR 30 MILES NORTH OF TRINIDAD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DELHI. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SR
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 2:04 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 204 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COZ093-094-112030- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- 204 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 201 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THATCHER...OR 43 MILES EAST OF TRINIDAD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY AND CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 2:21 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 221 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COZ088-093-094-097-112045- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 221 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 217 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES EAST OF DELHI...OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA JUNTA...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TIMPAS. HIGBEE. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 2:46 PM MDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 246 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 COZ086>089-093-112130- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- 246 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN CROWLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...LA JUNTA. SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 243 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMSS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF TIMPAS TO 20 MILES WEST OF DELHI...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LA JUNTA. SWINK. ROCKY FORD. CHERAW. OLNEY SPRINGS. MANZANOLA. FOWLER. CROWLEY. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 47 min |
| Apr 11, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 25 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.