Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:02 AM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 18 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:02 AM MDT (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 12:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 4 Wnw Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 18, 12:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Trinidad, CO | |
| Mar 18, 2:27 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | La Junta, CO | |
| Mar 18, 3:17 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 Wnw Black Forest, CO | |
| Mar 18, 3:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 4 W Ellicott, CO | |
| Mar 18, 4:36 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Sw Olney Springs, CO | SPOTTER REPORTS ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Mar 18, 4:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Se Ellicott, CO | |
| Mar 18, 4:43 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Sw Truckton, CO | STATION DW8322-YODER |
| Mar 18, 5:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Se Ellicott, CO | |
| Mar 18, 5:07 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | |
| Mar 18, 5:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ese Falcon, CO | |
| Mar 18, 5:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 Ese Falcon, CO | |
| Mar 18, 5:28 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Wnw Trinidad, CO | D2978 MESONET SITE |
| Mar 18, 5:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | UTE CANYON RAWS |
| Mar 18, 6:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Springfield, CO | |
| Mar 18, 6:30 PM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Sw South Fork, CO | |
| Mar 18, 6:33 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Lamar, CO | |
| Mar 18, 6:48 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Trinidad, 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 5270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WWUS75 KPUB 181002 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 402 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ089-093>099-181615- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ 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...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 402 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ COZ070-071-084-088-181615- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TRINIDAD 402 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
797 WWUS75 KPUB 181538 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 938 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ070-071-084-088-089-093>099-182145- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE 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...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 938 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$
393 WWUS75 KPUB 182101 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ070-071-084-088-089-093>099-190100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/ ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE 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...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 301 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED AT TRINIDAD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT ALAMOSA. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$
218 WWUS75 KPUB 190034 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 634 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COZ070-071-084-088-089-093>099-190145- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/ ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE 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...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 634 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM...BUT WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH AFTER 10 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EVENING WILL GENERALLY OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO TRINIDAD. $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas, Prowers | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.