Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at Mar 16, 2012, 4:15 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 4:15 AM MDT (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:02 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:20 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 3496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
588 WWUS75 KPUB 161015 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 415 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COZ089-093>099-161615- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 415 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...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. 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. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
493 WWUS75 KPUB 161549 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 949 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COZ089-093>099-162200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 949 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...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. 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. 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. && $$
673 WWUS75 KPUB 162055 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COZ089-093>099-170300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 255 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...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 OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. 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. 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. && $$
534 WWUS75 KPUB 170230 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 830 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COZ089-093>099-170830- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 830 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
813 WWUS75 KPUB 170709 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 109 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-171315- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 109 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...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 OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. 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. 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. && $$
693 WWUS75 KPUB 171031 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-171645- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 431 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
129 WWUS75 KPUB 171551 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 951 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-172200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 951 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...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 OR HIGH VALLEYS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. 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. 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. && $$
734 WWUS75 KPUB 172049 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-180300- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
684 WWUS75 KPUB 180222 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 822 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-180830- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-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 822 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...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. 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. 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. && $$
481 WWUS75 KPUB 180524 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1124 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 COZ089-093>099-181130- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0004.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR... SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1124 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA... BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE... FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE PLAINS WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH. WINDS OF THIS FORCE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO MOBILE HOMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. OTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND HAZARDS INCLUDE FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
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. && $$ COZ070-071-084-088-181615- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0100Z/ ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA...MANASSA...LA JARA... ANTONITO...SANFORD...SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND...BLANCA... BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...TRINIDAD 402 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN EL PASO...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN COLORADO TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACT...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE THREAT OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE POWER OUTAGES...TREE DAMAGE...FLYING DEBRIS AND BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:55 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 24 hr |
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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.