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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 21, 2012, 10:57 PM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 30 hr. 38 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
- Feb 21, 2012, 10:57 PM MST (05:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 4:49 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 11:13 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 21, 11:13 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 21, 11:47 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | 4 Sw Air Force Academy, CO | MEASURED AT MESONET STATION C5171 |
| Feb 22, 12:18 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 6 Ne Alpine, CO | MEASURED BY K7BM...COTTONWOOD PASS SENSOR. |
| Feb 22, 12:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | Pikes Peak, CO | PIKES PEAK WEATHER SENSOR. |
| Feb 22, 3:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ne Poncha Springs, CO | STATION KANK-HARRIET ALEXANDER FIELD. |
| Feb 22, 4:52 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Sse Buena Vista, CO | STATION KAEJ-CENTRAL COLORADO REGIONAL AIRPORT. GUST MEASURED AT 435AM. |
| Feb 22, 7:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | Pikes Peak, CO | |
| Feb 22, 1:18 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 Ne Alpine, CO | |
| Feb 22, 2:06 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 3:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:26 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Fountain, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nne Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 7:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 5 S Stonewall, CO | TERCIO RANCH MESONET SITE |
| Feb 22, 7:58 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 8 Wsw Fountain, CO | FCRC2 RAWS SITE |
| Feb 22, 8:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Sw Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:02 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 89 | 2 Ssw Manitou Springs, CO | KV60 MESONET SITE |
| Feb 22, 8:03 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | CW5171 MESONET SITE |
| Feb 22, 8:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | DW3529 MESONET SITE |
| Feb 22, 8:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:36 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Wnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 8:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 E Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 9:12 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 2 Sse Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 22, 9:14 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ene Falcon, CO | |
| Feb 22, 9:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 6 E Falcon, CO | DW5050 MESONET SITE |
| Feb 22, 9:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Colorado Springs, CO | NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM BROADCAST MEDIA REGARDING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA. 1100 WITHOUT POWER...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BROKEN CAR WINDOWS...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH SOME TREES ON HOMES. 2 ALARM FIRE APARTMENT FIRE BEING ENHANCED BY T |
| Feb 22, 9:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ese Falcon, CO | WIND DAMAGE INCLUDING BROKEN WINDOWS AND FLYING DEBRIS. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. |
| Feb 23, 12:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 Sw Swissvale, CO | BEAR CREEK RAWS |
| Feb 23, 12:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Nnw Walsenburg, CO | I-25 BUTTE CREEK SENSOR |
| Feb 23, 1:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nw San Isabel, CO | WILLIS CREEK RAWS SITE |
| Feb 23, 2:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 Nne Florence, CO | MESONET SITE KIV6 |
| Feb 23, 3:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Wnw San Isabel, CO | PSF3 CANON CITY RAWS |
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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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
- 2485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 WWUS75 KPUB 220557 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1057 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 COZ060-061-081-082-084-085-221200- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0005.120222T0557Z-120222T1500Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 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- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 1057 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND...ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 50 TO 75 MPH. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE...40 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. VEHICLES ON I-25 IN EL PASO COUNT WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER STRONG WEST WINDS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
794 WWUS75 KPUB 221052 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 352 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ060-061-081-082-084-085-221700- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 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- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 352 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS I-25. 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. && $$
165 WWUS75 KPUB 221644 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 944 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ060-061-081-082-084-085-222245- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 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- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 944 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS I-25. 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. && $$
531 WWUS75 KPUB 222216 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 316 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ072-073-075-077>080-230430- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0005.120223T0200Z-120223T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE... GREENHORN MTN 316 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS..THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ060-061-081-082-084-085-230430- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 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- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 316 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 OVER EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. 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. && $$
318 WWUS75 KPUB 230342 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 842 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 COZ060-061-081-082-084-085-231000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 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- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS 842 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 OVER EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. 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. && $$ COZ072-073-075-077>080-231000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE... GREENHORN MTN 842 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS..THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
834 WWUS75 KPUB 230839 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ084-085-230945- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- 139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. $$ COZ060-061-081-082-231000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAWATCH RANGE. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS TENNESSEE AND MONARCH PASS. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.. 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. && $$ COZ072-073-075-077>080-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE... GREENHORN MTN 139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS..THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
903 WWUS75 KPUB 230946 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 246 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ060-061-081-082-231100- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1000Z/ EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 246 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TELLER COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGES. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS AND PASSES. HOWEVER DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 AM. $$ COZ072-073-075-077>080-231200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK... SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD... SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE... GREENHORN MTN 246 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS..THE WET MOUNTAINS... THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH WESTERN AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH 5 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...DOWN TREES...AND RESULT IN STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
638 WWUS75 KPUB 231149 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 449 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 COZ072-073-075-077>080-231300- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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- 449 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...HOWEVER DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 8:09 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:02 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 13 hr |
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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.