Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 16, 2014, 5:02 AM MST for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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 16, 2014, 5:02 AM MST (12:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Logan County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:03 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 16, 10:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Sterling, CO | |
| Jan 16, 11:37 AM MST | DUST STORM | 3 W Platner, CO | MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY AND BLOWING DUST. ACCIDENT INVOLVES A NUMBER OF CARS AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. |
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, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 2983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 WWUS75 KBOU 161202 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 502 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 COZ048>051-162015- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0001.140116T1600Z-140117T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0005.140116T1600Z-140117T0100Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 502 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM MST TO 6 PM MST ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WEST-EAST HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 76...U.S. HIGHWAYS 6...34...36...AND 138...AND STATE HIGHWAY 14 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CLOUDS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY AROUND OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. && $$ BAKER
3 follow-up statements
145 WWUS75 KBOU 161658 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 958 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 COZ048>051-170100- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 958 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON WEST-EAST HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 76...U.S. HIGHWAYS 6...34...36...AND 138...AND STATE HIGHWAY 14 WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CLOUDS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY AROUND OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
383 WWUS75 KBOU 161850 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1150 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 COZ048>051-170100- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 1150 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...CLOUDS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS...AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 76...U.S. HIGHWAYS 6...34...36...AND 138...AND STATE HIGHWAY 14 WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLOWED OR STOPPED TRAFFIC. ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
653 WWUS75 KBOU 170041 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 541 PM MST THU JAN 16 2014 COZ048>051-170145- /O.EXP.KBOU.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ... AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 541 PM MST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH THE FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SINCE THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS HAVE LESSENED...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.