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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2012, 3:29 PM MDT for 17 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 26, 2012, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa 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, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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 26, 3:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | COLORADO SPRINGS ASOS |
| Mar 26, 3:51 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | La Garita, CO | |
| Mar 26, 3:54 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 9 Nnw Woodland Park, CO | MANCHESTER RAWS |
| Mar 26, 3:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ese Wetmore, CO | RED CREEK RAWS. |
| Mar 26, 3:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | TRINIDAD ASOS |
| Mar 26, 4:08 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | C5171 MESONET SENSOR |
| Mar 26, 4:27 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Hooper, CO | D7411 MESONET. |
| Mar 26, 4:38 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Nne Florence, CO | |
| Mar 26, 5:39 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Wnw La Veta, CO | DW8514 MESONET SENSOR |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 2500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
185 WWUS75 KPUB 262129 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 329 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 COZ058>089-093-270200- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0008.120326T2129Z-120327T0200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 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 BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- 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- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT... MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS... 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...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... ROCKY FORD 329 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO EXCEPT THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...IN THE MOUNTAINS...50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH...OVER THE VALLEYS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...OVER THE PLAINS...30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OVER DUE TO THE STRONG 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
556 WWUS75 KPUB 270151 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 751 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 COZ058>089-093-270300- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 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 BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- 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- 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- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- 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- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT... MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS... 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...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS... BLANCA PEAK...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS... COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE... TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN... WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO... WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... ROCKY FORD 751 PM MDT MON MAR 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. $$
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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.