Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Apr 1, 2012, 2:52 PM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 8 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
- Apr 1, 2012, 2:52 PM MDT (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2012, 8:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:57 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Pueblo, CO | GUSTS TO 56 MPH. |
| Apr 2, 7:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 6 Sw Truckton, CO | D8322 MESONET SENSOR. |
| Apr 2, 7:54 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 Se Ellicott, CO | KABH ASOS. |
| Apr 2, 8:02 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 7 Se Ellicott, CO | KABH |
| Apr 2, 9:34 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene Falcon, CO | MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT |
| Apr 2, 10:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Fountain, CO | FORT CARSON ASOS KFCS |
| Apr 2, 12:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | 5 Ese Fort Garland, CO | |
| Apr 2, 2:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Pueblo, 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 3550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
869 WWUS75 KPUB 012052 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ084>086-089-093-020300- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0009.120402T1000Z-120402T2000Z/ 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD 252 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM MDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT SPREADING STRONG DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 94 AND 50...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE LEAFED OUT EARLY DUE TO THE WARMER WEATHER. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
344 WWUS75 KPUB 020231 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 831 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 COZ084>086-089-093-021100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0009.120402T1000Z-120402T2000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD 831 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM MDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM MDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING STRONG DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 94 AND 50...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE LEAFED OUT EARLY DUE TO THE WARMER WEATHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
914 WWUS75 KPUB 021003 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 403 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ084>086-089-093-021700- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD 403 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 94 AND 50...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ROSE
636 WWUS75 KPUB 021458 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 858 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ069>071-022100- /O.EXB.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0300Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 858 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO POUR THROUGH THE GAPS AND VALLEYS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 150 AND 159 ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$ COZ084>086-089-093-022100- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD 858 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 94 AND 50...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
246 WWUS75 KPUB 021620 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1020 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ084>086-089-093-022230- /O.EXT.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS... PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD 1020 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 94 AND 50...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$ COZ069>071-022230- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0300Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA 1020 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO POUR THROUGH THE GAPS AND VALLEYS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 150 AND 159 ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...POSING HAZARDS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
021 WWUS75 KPUB 022134 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ069>071-084>086-089-093-030300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0300Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- INCLUDING...CENTER...DEL NORTE...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA... MANASSA...LA JARA...ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS... FORT GARLAND...BLANCA...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA... ROCKY FORD 334 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES...AND THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. MEANWHILE...GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH THE PASSES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS CAUSING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * IMPACT...HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE STRONG CROSS WINDS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
291 WWUS75 KPUB 030259 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 859 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012 COZ069>071-084>086-089-093-030400- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120403T0300Z/ DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- 859 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH GUSTS BELOW 55 MPH EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 3:46 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 3 more | 25 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.