Alert archive / Colorado / Freeze Warnings in 2013
Freeze Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this freeze warning at Nov 1, 2013, 9:56 AM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 1, 2013, 11:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2013, 9:56 AM MDT (15:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2013, 11:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 1777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838 WWUS75 KPUB 011556 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 956 AM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 COZ089-093-095>099-012200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FZ.A.0006.131102T0500Z-131102T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FZ.W.0013.131102T0500Z-131102T1500Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO 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... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 956 AM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE FREEZE WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS AND COULD DAMAGE EXPOSED...UNDRAINED WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR OTHER PLANTS AS NECESSARY. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
024 WWUS75 KPUB 012045 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 245 PM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 COZ089-093-095>099-020300- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0013.131102T0500Z-131102T1500Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 245 PM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS AND COULD DAMAGE EXPOSED...UNDRAINED WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR OTHER PLANTS AS NECESSARY. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. && $$
022 WWUS75 KPUB 020252 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 852 PM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 COZ089-093-095>099-020900- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0013.131102T0500Z-131102T1500Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO 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... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 852 PM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS AND COULD DAMAGE EXPOSED...UNDRAINED WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR OTHER PLANTS AS NECESSARY. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. && $$
664 WWUS75 KPUB 020853 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 253 AM MDT SAT NOV 2 2013 COZ089-093-095>099-021500- /O.CON.KPUB.FZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131102T1500Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 253 AM MDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS AND COULD DAMAGE EXPOSED...UNDRAINED WATER PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR OTHER PLANTS AS NECESSARY. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. && $$
939 WWUS75 KPUB 021449 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 849 AM MDT SAT NOV 2 2013 COZ089-093-095>099-021600- /O.EXP.KPUB.FZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-131102T1500Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO 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... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 849 AM MDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM OR HAVE ALREADY WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING VALUES IN THE WARNING AREA. $$ PJC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 4:04 AM MDT | Freeze Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.