Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Jan 20, 2012, 6:13 AM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 6:13 AM MST (13:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:50 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 2505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 WWUS75 KPUB 201313 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 613 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 COZ074-075-079>082-087-201915- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0002.120121T1800Z-120122T1000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG 613 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT PLAINS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...FOR THE RAMPART RANGE AND PIKES PEAK...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. FOR THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS 50 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 100 MPH. FOR HUERFANO COUNTY...30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
756 WWUS75 KPUB 201557 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 857 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 COZ074-075-079>082-087-202300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0002.120121T1800Z-120122T1000Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG 857 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT PLAINS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR MORE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 100 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * 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... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
771 WWUS75 KPUB 202250 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 350 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 COZ074-075-079>082-087-210500- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.120121T1800Z-120122T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.120121T1800Z-120122T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...RYE... GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...WALSENBURG 350 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE...PIKES PEAK... THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND HUERFANO COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT PLAINS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR MORE. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * 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. && $$ COZ061>063-072-073-076>078-083>086-088-210500- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.120121T1800Z-120122T1200Z/ WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...LA VETA PASS... PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...COALDALE...COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE... HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE... CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...TRINIDAD 350 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...CHAFFEE...CUSTER...FREMONT...TELLER...EL PASO...PUEBLO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ADJACENT PLAINS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH OR MORE. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:30 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:34 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 41 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:34 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Lake | 41 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:50 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Colorado, 2012Every high wind watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.