Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2014, 12:31 PM MST for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 29, 2014, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 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 29, 2014, 12:31 PM MST (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2014, 4:15 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 19:33 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 29, 5:28 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 29, 5:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 95 | 1 Nw Lyons, CO | |
| Jan 29, 6:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 29, 7:08 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 E Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 29, 7:41 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 29, 8:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 3 Ene Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 29, 8:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 86 | 3 Ssw Boulder, CO | NCAR MESA LAB |
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, 7.5 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
- 3253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
228 WWUS75 KBOU 291931 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1231 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 COZ035-036-300345- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0002.140130T0100Z-140130T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0006.140130T0000Z-140130T1200Z/ 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 1231 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM MST THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY WILL BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT AND EVEN DANGEROUS DUE TO VIOLENT CROSSWINDS. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARDS POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. 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. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THESE STRONG WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ BAKER
3 follow-up statements
685 WWUS75 KBOU 291934 AAA NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 1234 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 COZ035-036-300345- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0006.140130T0000Z-140130T1200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 1234 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY AFTER 5 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM MST THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY WILL BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT AND EVEN DANGEROUS DUE TO VIOLENT CROSSWINDS. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARDS POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THESE STRONG WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ BAKER
210 WWUS75 KBOU 300306 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 806 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS... COZ035-036-301200- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T1200Z/ 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 806 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM MST THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 90 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS LIKE THE PEAK-TO-PEAK HIGHWAY WILL BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT AND EVEN DANGEROUS DUE TO VIOLENT CROSSWINDS. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARDS POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. 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. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THESE STRONG WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
483 WWUS75 KBOU 301115 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 415 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 COZ035-036-301215- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T1200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 415 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:45 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:22 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 8 more | 14 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.