Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 12, 2014, 8:09 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 13, 2014, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 12 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
- Jan 12, 2014, 8:09 PM MST (03:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2014, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2014, 4:00 PM 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 03:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 8:34 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 4 Wsw Eldorado Springs, CO | |
| Jan 13, 9:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | 8 W Boulder, CO | NEAR SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN |
| Jan 13, 9:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 94 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 13, 9:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 13, 9:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 13, 10:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 2 Ne White Ranch Open S, CO | |
| Jan 13, 10:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 2 Ne White Ranch Open S, CO | |
| Jan 13, 10:18 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 Ssw Crescent Village, CO | |
| Jan 13, 2:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Ssw Crescent Village, CO | |
| Jan 13, 2:09 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 2 Nw Genesee, CO | |
| Jan 13, 2:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 Ene Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 13, 2:47 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 3 E Gold Hill, CO |
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 00:00Z, 3.2 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
- 2256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
285 WWUS75 KBOU 131006 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 306 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 COZ035-036-131815- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.140113T1200Z-140113T2300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 306 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARDS CAUSED BY RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW BEING BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
877 WWUS75 KBOU 131711 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1011 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HIGH WINDS HAVE REDEVELOPED IN THE FOOTHILLS... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH A LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS COLORADO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. A SLOW DECREASE IS THEN EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING STRONG WINDS TO SLOWLY ABATE. PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED SO FAR INCLUDE... 84 MPH 8 MILES WEST OF BOULDER 83 MPH 4 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NEDERLAND 76 MPH 4 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ELDORADO SPRINGS...NEAR WONDERVU. COZ035-036-132300- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-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 1011 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY COULD BE DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCAL 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. && $$ BARJENBRUCH/D-L
406 WWUS75 KBOU 132316 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 416 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 COZ035-036-140030- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140113T2300Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 416 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE FOOTHILLS BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:06 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
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.