Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Oct 10, 2013, 2:55 PM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 11, 2013, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 13 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
- Oct 10, 2013, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2013, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 S Crescent Village, CO | |
| Oct 11, 2:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 2 S Marshall, CO | |
| Oct 11, 2:22 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 3 Ssw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Oct 11, 2:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | 2 S Marshall, CO | |
| Oct 11, 2:57 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 Sw Pleasant View, CO | |
| Oct 11, 3:04 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 Nw Genesee, CO | |
| Oct 11, 3:08 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 Wnw Rocky Flats, CO | |
| Oct 11, 3:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 3 Ssw Boulder, CO | POWER OUTGAGES IN BOULDER |
| Oct 11, 3:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 3 Ssw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
| Oct 11, 3:47 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 2 Sw Pleasant View, CO | |
| Oct 11, 4:10 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Superior, CO | |
| Oct 11, 4:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boulder, CO | SEVERAL POWER OUTGAGES IN BOULDER AND IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. ESTIMATED NUMBER WITHOUT POWER BETWEEN 11000 AND 12000. |
| Oct 11, 4:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Golden, CO | POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS ALSO REPORTED IN GOLDEN AND LAKEWOOD WITH AROUND 1500 AFFECTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 WWUS75 KBOU 102055 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 255 PM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THE HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO PASSES OVERHEAD. AREAS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY...HIGHWAY 93 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 36 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS OVERNIGHT. COZ035-036-038-039-110500- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0002.131011T0600Z-131011T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0002.131011T0600Z-131011T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 255 PM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
938 WWUS75 KBOU 110317 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 917 PM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. AREAS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY...HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER...AND HIGHWAY 36 NORTH OF BOULDER COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH WINDS OVERNIGHT. COZ035-036-038-039-111130- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.131011T0600Z-131011T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 917 PM MDT THU OCT 10 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. TREE DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS MOST TREES STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FOLIAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
886 WWUS75 KBOU 110946 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 346 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS... .STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE AND WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. AREAS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY...HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDEN AND BOULDER...AND HIGHWAY 36 NORTH OF BOULDER WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS. COZ035-036-038-039-111500- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131011T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 346 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN DECREASE BY LATE MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL OR USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. TREE DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS MOST TREES STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FOLIAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
549 WWUS75 KBOU 111259 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 659 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 ...HIGH WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING... .HIGH WINDS GUSTED TO AROUND 80 MPH DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS...RESULTING IN BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BOULDER COUNTY THROUGH THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY MAINLY IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF DENVER...BUT CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...BUT A FEW PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE NEARBY ADJACENT PLAINS UNTIL MID MORNING. COZ035-036-038-039-111500- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131011T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 659 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BY THE MID MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH...STRONGEST GUSTS MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TREE DAMAGE AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS MOST TREES STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FOLIAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED...STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
942 WWUS75 KBOU 111454 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 854 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 COZ035-036-038-039-111600- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131011T1500Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN... LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT 854 AM MDT FRI OCT 11 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... HIGH WINDS THAT BROKE TREE LIMBS AND PRODUCED SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS HAVE DECREASED. WHILE SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING...THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. $$ BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 3:42 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:49 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington | 44 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.