Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 11, 2014, 11:13 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 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
- Jan 11, 2014, 11:13 PM MST (06:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2014, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 8:09 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 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 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
364 WWUS75 KBOU 120613 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1113 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGHS WINDS TO REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON... COZ035-036-121415- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0002.140112T2100Z-140114T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1113 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE A LULL TONIGHT IN THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE PERSISTED ALONG THE FRONT RANGE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
491 WWUS75 KBOU 121009 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 309 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HIGHS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING... COZ035-036-121815- /O.EXT.KBOU.HW.W.0002.140112T2100Z-140113T1800Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 309 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
568 WWUS75 KBOU 121814 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1114 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 COZ035-036-130315- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.140112T2100Z-140113T1800Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1114 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 80 MPH BY LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$
423 WWUS75 KBOU 130013 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 513 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 COZ035-036-130815- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T1800Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 513 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 80 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
489 WWUS75 KBOU 130309 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 809 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 COZ035-036-131115- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0003.140113T1200Z-140113T2300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 809 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 80 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:22 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Summit | 17 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.