Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Feb 17, 2014, 2:50 PM MST for El Paso County, Fremont County, Teller County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 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 17, 2014, 2:50 PM MST (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2014, 7:26 AM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 18, 1:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Nne Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Feb 18, 1:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Feb 18, 3:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | Pikes Peak, CO | |
| Feb 18, 4:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 W Air Force Academy, CO | AFA RAMPART SENSOR |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 3839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
347 WWUS75 KPUB 172150 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 250 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 COZ081-082-180400- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0002.140218T0300Z-140218T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.140218T0100Z-140218T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 250 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BRINGING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS TELLER AND EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE. * IMPACT...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY TURN INTO PROJECTILES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
413 WWUS75 KPUB 180350 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 850 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 COZ081-082-181000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 850 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BRINGING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS TELLER AND EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE. * IMPACT...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY TURN INTO PROJECTILES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS CAN BE FLIPPED BY CROSSWINDS. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
329 WWUS75 KPUB 180936 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 236 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 COZ081-082-181500- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...WOODLAND PARK...PIKES PEAK 236 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS TELLER AND EXTREME WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE RAMPART RANGE. * IMPACT...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY TURN INTO PROJECTILES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. && $$
847 WWUS75 KPUB 181426 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 726 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 COZ081-082-181530- /O.CAN.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140218T1500Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- 726 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PIKES PEAK...TELLER COUNTY...AND THE RAMPART RANGE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:17 AM MST | High Wind Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont, Teller | 11 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.