Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind watch at May 25, 2012, 4:26 AM MDT for 21 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2012, 4:26 AM MDT (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 4:34 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
All 21 counties
Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent 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, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 3295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WWUS75 KPUB 251026 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 426 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-251630- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... 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...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 426 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000 FEET...NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES EARLY SATURDAY AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL. FIRES WOULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH... OR AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ TLM
4 follow-up statements
395 WWUS75 KPUB 251532 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 932 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-252200- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... 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...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 932 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000 FEET... NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES EARLY SATURDAY AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL. FIRES WOULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH... OR AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
597 WWUS75 KPUB 252113 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 313 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-260330- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... 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...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 313 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000 FEET... NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES EARLY SATURDAY AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL. FIRES WOULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH... OR AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
738 WWUS75 KPUB 260309 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 909 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-261115- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... 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...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 909 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAWATCH RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000 FEET... NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES EARLY SATURDAY AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS WELL. FIRES WOULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 58 MPH... OR AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS TO AT LEAST 75 MPH FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
679 WWUS75 KPUB 261034 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 COZ058-060-065>071-073-075-076-080-082-084>089-093>099-261645- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 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 ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 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- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE... 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...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS... GREENHORN MTN...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY... COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD...ORDWAY... OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS... SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 11000 FEET...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE EASTERN SAWATCH AND WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND NORTHERN FREMONT COUNTY. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES TODAY SPREADING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLORADO BORDER. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ COZ074-261645- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T0200Z/ SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON 434 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES TODAY SPREADING HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS WILL BE A HAZARD TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMB DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND ANY FIRES COULD SPREAD QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:12 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 37 hr |
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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.