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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 26, 201221 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2012, 4:34 AM MDT for 21 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 9 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
May 26, 2012, 4:34 AM MDT (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 26, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
All 21 counties

Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 1:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Sse Alamosa, CO
May 26, 1:47 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Ese Hoehne, CO
May 26, 3:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 616 Sw Truckton, CO
May 26, 3:54 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 631 Wnw Air Force Academy, CO
May 26, 4:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 S Peterson Afb, CO
May 26, 4:36 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 W Fountain, CO
May 26, 4:42 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Wnw Air Force Academy, CO
May 26, 4:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 Sse Air Force Academy, CO
May 26, 4:51 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 623 Ese Hoehne, 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 248 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

679 
WWUS75 KPUB 261034
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-261645-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...
GREENHORN MTN...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
434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS
  VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000
  FEET...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN
  SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND
  NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  ROCKIES TODAY SPREADING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
  AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70
  MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND
  ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLORADO BORDER. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD QUICKLY OUT
  OF CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$

COZ074-261645-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON
434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500
  AND 11000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  ROCKIES TODAY SPREADING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
  AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD QUICKLY OUT
  OF CONTROL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
909 
WWUS75 KPUB 261607
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1007 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ058-060-065>071-073>076-080-082-084>089-093>099-262215-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 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-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN...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
1007 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS
  VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
  ABOVE 11000 FEET...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EASTERN
  SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND
  WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN FREMONT
  COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE 
  ROCKIES TODAY SPREADING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 
  70 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER 
  MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLORADO BORDER. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD 
  QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
273 
WWUS75 KPUB 262140
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
340 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ058-060-065>071-073>076-080-082-084>089-093>099-270200-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 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-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN...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
340 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS 
  VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE 
  EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...
  AND NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE
  ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
  SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 
  70 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER 
  MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLORADO BORDER. 

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD 
  QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
054 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
750 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ058-060-065>071-073>076-080-082-084>089-093>099-270300-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 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-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 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...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...
MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...
FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...
WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN...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
750 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM...AS STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
REST OF THE EVENING. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 4:13 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller11 hr
May 26, 3:39 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBEl Paso, Fremont, Teller28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.