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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2012, 8:32 AM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 8 hr. 11 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 22, 2012, 8:32 AM MST (15:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 8:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Springfield, CO | |
| Jan 22, 8:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Springfield, CO | |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 W Lamar, CO | |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 W Lamar, CO | |
| Jan 22, 9:49 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 S Springfield, CO | KSPD ASOS. |
| Jan 22, 9:59 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | UTE CANYON RAWS. |
| Jan 22, 11:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 9 S Springfield, CO | |
| Jan 22, 12:08 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | MEASURED AT 1159AM. STATION UCNC2 UTE CANYON. |
| Jan 22, 12:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 9 S Springfield, CO | KSPD ASOS. |
| Jan 22, 1:09 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 9 S Springfield, CO | KSPD ASOS. GUEST MEASURED AT 1250PM MST. |
| Jan 22, 1:09 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 9 S Springfield, CO | KSPD ASOS. GUST MEASURED AT 1250PM MST. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 2013 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809 WWUS75 KPUB 221532 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 832 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 COZ095>099-222145- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.120122T1532Z-120123T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 832 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS KIOWA COUNTY. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH COULD POSE HAZARDS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
737 WWUS75 KPUB 222009 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 109 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 COZ095>099-230000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 109 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM EXITING EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS BACA COUNTY. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH COULD POSE HAZARDS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
150 WWUS75 KPUB 222347 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 447 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 COZ095>099-230100- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 447 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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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.