Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2014, 4:47 PM MST for 12 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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
- Feb 16, 2014, 4:47 PM MST (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2014, 8:37 PM MST
- In force
- 4 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, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Park County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 6:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Sterling, CO | |
| Feb 16, 6:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Sterling, CO | |
| Feb 16, 6:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Fort Morgan, CO | |
| Feb 16, 7:07 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Nnw Peetz, 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 2649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WWUS75 KBOU 162347 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 447 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 COZ035-036-171200- /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0009.140216T2347Z-140217T1200Z/ 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 447 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY MORNING * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SUDDEN CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
201 WWUS75 KBOU 170205 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 705 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 COZ044-048>051-170500- /O.EXB.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0500Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 705 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN DECREASE AFTER 9 PM. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH BLOWIND DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ035-036-171015- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1200Z/ 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 705 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY MORNING * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 30 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SUDDEN CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY. 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. && $$
302 WWUS75 KBOU 170337 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 837 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 COZ035-036-171145- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0010.140217T0500Z-140217T1200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND... RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 837 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY MORNING * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SUDDEN CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS SUCH AS THE PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ COZ044-048>051-170445- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0500Z/ MORGAN COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY- PHILLIPS COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH... WIGGINS...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...AKRON...COPE... LAST CHANCE...OTIS...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...AMHERST... HAXTUN...HOLYOKE 837 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:56 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 19 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.