Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 29, 2014, 10:31 AM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Nov 29, 2014, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 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 29, 2014, 10:31 AM MST (17:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2014, 3:36 AM MST
- In force
- 11 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 17:36 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, 5.5 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
- 4354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
121 WWUS75 KBOU 291731 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1031 AM MST SAT NOV 29 2014 STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. A POWERFUL JET STREAM AND FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH. COZ035-036-300145- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0015.141130T0000Z-141130T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0021.141130T0000Z-141130T1300Z/ 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 1031 AM MST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE POWERFUL WINDS COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES...DAMAGE TREES...ROOFS AND POWER LINES...AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
237 WWUS75 KBOU 300046 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 546 PM MST SAT NOV 29 2014 STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT MOVING OVER COLORADO TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. COZ035-036-301300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141130T1300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 546 PM MST SAT NOV 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST DAMAGING WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL WINDS COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES...DAMAGE TREES...ROOFS AND POWER LINES...AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER WINDS SUBSIDE SUNDAY AFTER 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
809 WWUS75 KBOU 301036 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 336 AM MST SUN NOV 30 2014 COZ035-036-301145- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141130T1300Z/ 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 336 AM MST SUN NOV 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 50 MPH RANGE THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY NOON. SOME PEAK WINDS FROM OVERNIGHT INCLUDE 64 MPH ON BERTHOUD PASS AND SEVERAL REPORTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BOULDER AND LARIMER COUNTIES. $$ GIMMESTAD
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.