Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Feb 27, 2012, 6:31 AM MST for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 6:31 AM MST (13:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 3:53 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
491 WWUS75 KPUB 271331 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 631 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-271945- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0003.120228T1800Z-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 631 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * 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 PLAINS 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
851 WWUS75 KPUB 271938 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1238 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-280145- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0100Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM... LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1238 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
407 WWUS75 KPUB 272247 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-280500- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.120228T1800Z-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 347 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE LATE MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * 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 PLAINS 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. && $$
277 WWUS75 KPUB 280424 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 924 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 COZ086>089-093-094-097>099-281200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0003.120228T1800Z-120229T0100Z/ PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM... LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 924 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH AREA BY LATER TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
464 WWUS75 KPUB 281053 NPWPUB 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
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.