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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 28, 201212 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 28, 2012, 3:53 AM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 19 hr. 21 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 28, 2012, 3:53 AM MST (10:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 29, 2012, 6:19 AM MST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 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
Feb 28, 11:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nne La Junta, CO
Feb 28, 11:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Sw Manzanola, COD0505 MESONET STATION.
Feb 28, 1:27 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 W Lamar, CO
Feb 28, 1:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 646 S Colorado City, COCO029 CDOT WIND SENSOR
Feb 28, 1:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 Nne La Junta, CO
Feb 28, 1:50 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 696 S Colorado City, COI-25 AT APACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR.
Feb 28, 1:54 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ese Hoehne, COKTAD ASOS
Feb 28, 1:57 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Nnw Colorado City, COAT MESONET STATION D2845.
Feb 28, 2:24 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 673 Ese Hoehne, COKTAD ASOS
Feb 28, 2:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 S Air Force Academy, COMEASURED BY MESONET C5171
Feb 28, 2:57 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 651 W Colorado City, COMEASURED BY COLORADO CITY RAWS.
Feb 28, 2:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 669 N Beulah, COMEASURED BY RED CREEK RAWS.
Feb 28, 3:28 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMGWalsenburg, COTHREE 18 WHEELERS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER BY THE STRONG WINDS ALONG I-25 BETWEEN WALSENBURG AND PUEBLO, CO. TIME OF WHEN THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN.
Feb 28, 4:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 724 Ne Pueblo, COGUST REPORT FROM WEATHER STATION NEAR CSU PUEBLO RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
Feb 29, 1:54 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Sse Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 29, 2:03 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Sse Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 29, 2:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 S Air Force Academy, COSENSOR DW3529
Feb 29, 4:47 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 S Air Force Academy, COSENSOR CW5171
Feb 29, 5:08 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 29, 5:46 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Wnw Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 29, 5:54 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Nnw Air Force Academy, 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 2012-02-28Temperature 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 2012-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
353 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-281700-
/O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0006.120228T1800Z-120229T0100Z/
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-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
353 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... 
  BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
  WATCH AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  ANTICIPATED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES 
  AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER 
  OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 


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.

&&

$$
SR
6 follow-up statements
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
955 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ081-082-084-085-282300-
/O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0006.120228T1800Z-120229T1500Z/
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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
955 AM MST TUE FEB 28 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...TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
  AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LOWER
  EAST SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL
  PASO COUNTY.

* WIND...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. 

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE
  VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL
  IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS
  AND BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-282300-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.120228T1800Z-120229T0100Z/
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-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
955 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... 
  BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
  THE AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  ANTICIPATED THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
  MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.

* WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES 
  AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER 
  OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
044 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1159 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ095-096-290100-
/O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE
1159 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...KIOWA COUNTY. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME
  WESTERLY AND REMAIN STRONG BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
  EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  AT TIMES.

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE
  VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL
  IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS
  AND BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-290100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
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-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...
LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
1159 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... 
  BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
  EASTERN COLORADO.

* WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE
  VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL
  IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS
  AND BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

COZ081-082-084-085-290100-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/
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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
1159 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY.

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING
  ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE THEN
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
  ALONG THE LOWER EAST SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE AND WESTERN
  PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY.

* WIND...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING
  ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL 
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER 
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... 
  FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
550 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ086>089-093>099-290200-
/O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
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...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...
OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...
SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH
550 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS
THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT...
KIOWA...PROWERS AND BACA. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH 8 PM...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

COZ081-082-084-085-290700-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/
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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
550 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AS STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
  DAMAGING WINDS DESCEND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF PIKES PEAK AND THE
  RAMPART RANGE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST
  OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL 
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER 
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... 
  FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1110 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ081-082-084-085-291300-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/
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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
1110 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STRONG AND
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS DESCEND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF PIKES
  PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL PASO
  COUNTY.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 80 MPH 
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  LATER TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL 
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER 
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... 
  FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
517 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

COZ081-082-084-085-291500-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/
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...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
517 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND EL PASO COUNTY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS STRONG 
  AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS DESCEND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF 
  PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF EL 
  PASO COUNTY. 

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
  AROUND 60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 70 MPH
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL 
  BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER 
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... 
  FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
619 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

COZ081-082-084-085-291430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/
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-
619 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 7:02 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBChaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache13 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.