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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO

February 15, 201411 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2014, 2:03 AM MST for 11 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 10 hr. 18 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 15, 2014, 2:03 AM MST (09:03 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2014, 12:00 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 15, 2:05 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 N Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 15, 2:39 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 642 Sse Air Force Academy, COAIR FORCE ACADEMY MESONET SENSOR.
Feb 15, 2:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 S Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 15, 3:12 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 773 W Air Force Academy, CORAMPART RANGE MESONET SENSOR
Feb 15, 3:57 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Nnw Colorado City, COD2845 COLORADO CITY OB
Feb 15, 3:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6411 Wsw Fountain, COFT CARSON RAWS SITE
Feb 15, 4:56 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 678 Sw Security, CO
Feb 15, 5:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 763 W Air Force Academy, CORAMPART RANGE MESONET SENSOR
Feb 15, 5:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ene Falcon, CO
Feb 15, 6:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 754 S Air Force Academy, CODW3529 OB
Feb 15, 6:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 754 S Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 15, 6:24 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 783 W Air Force Academy, CORAMPART RANGE SENSOR
Feb 15, 6:25 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 645 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Feb 15, 6:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 844 S Air Force Academy, COD3529 SITE
Feb 15, 7:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 694 N Colorado Springs, COI-25 FOUNTAIN CREEK
Feb 15, 7:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 823 W Air Force Academy, CORAMPART AFA SITE
Feb 15, 10:07 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 608 Wsw Fountain, COFCRC2
Feb 15, 10:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Ese Wetmore, COMESONET

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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 262 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
507 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

701 
WWUS75 KPUB 150903
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
203 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

COZ081-082-084-085-151515-
/O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0002.140215T0903Z-140215T1900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
203 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE PIKES PEAK REGION THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND THE LOWER EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE RAMPARTS AND
  PIKES PEAK. 

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
770 
WWUS75 KPUB 151048
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
348 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

COZ073-075-080-151700-
/O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN
348 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...TELLER AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE PIKES PEAK REGION THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE
  CONCENTRATED ACROSS THE RAMPART RANGE AND AROUND THE AIR FORCE
  ACADEMY...A FEW GUSTS COULD ROLL DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES INTO
  THE GREATER COLORADO SPRINGS AREA AT TIMES.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED 
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$

COZ081-082-084-085-151700-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
348 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE CREST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE ABOVE 11000
  FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. 

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE HIGHER PEAKS
  OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH.  

* IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE HIGHER
  MOUNTAIN PASSES WHICH AND TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. BLOWING
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXPOSED TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
882 
WWUS75 KPUB 151132
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
432 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

COZ072-079-087-151745-
/O.EXA.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...RYE...WALSENBURG
432 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE BETWEEN 8500 AND
  11000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FEET...AND HUERFANO
  COUNTY. .

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
  MORNING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH
  ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ACROSS
  THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25.

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED 
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$

COZ073-075-080>082-084-085-151745-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN...
WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...
COLORADO SPRINGS
432 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...WESTERN EL PASO
  COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS AND
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT I-25
  CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH
  ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE ADJACENT
  I-25 CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED 
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
901 
WWUS75 KPUB 151450
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
750 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

COZ087-152000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0001.140215T1450Z-140215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG
750 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...HUERFANO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND I-25 CORRIDOR
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE
  VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED
  AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 25.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
  THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ086-152000-
/O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0001.140215T1450Z-140215T2000Z/
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO
750 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 


* LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST...WHICH WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/4 MILE
  AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED AREAS...PARTICULARLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  AROUND MILE MARKER 91 SOUTH OF PUEBLO.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACT...EXPECT RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE
  25 WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN
  BLOWING DUST. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH
  THE REGION THIS MORNING. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ072-073-075-079>082-084-085-151900-
/O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
INCLUDING...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
SPANISH PEAKS...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS
750 AM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500
  FEET...THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000
  FEET...THE WET MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AND
  WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.   

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL BRING
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT I-25
  CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH 
  ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
  ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. 

* IMPACT...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED 
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS
AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING
TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORISTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
BLOWING DUST OR SAND CAN ALSO BE A HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING
ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS.

&&

$$
133 
WWUS75 KPUB 151900
NPWPUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1200 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

COZ087-152000-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140215T2000Z/
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...WALSENBURG
1200 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...HUERFANO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP
  TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE
  25.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACT...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4
  MILE AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ072-073-075-079>082-084-085-152000-
/O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140215T1900Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-
1200 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER
ANTICIPATED AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

COZ086-152000-
/O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140215T2000Z/
PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
INCLUDING...PUEBLO
1200 PM MST SAT FEB 15 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...PUEBLO COUNTY.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST...WHICH WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/4 MILE 
  AT TIMES IN LOCALIZED AREAS...PARTICULARLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 
  AROUND MILE MARKER 91 SOUTH OF PUEBLO. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACT...EXPECT RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 
  25 WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN 
  BLOWING DUST. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH 
  THE REGION THIS MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 7:50 AM MSTDust Storm WarningPUBHuerfano, Pueblo5 hr
Feb 15, 12:50 PM MSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryPUBHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo2 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.