Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2014, 9:47 PM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 17, 2014, 9:47 PM MDT (03:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 10:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 S Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Mar 18, 10:31 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Schriever Afb, CO | |
| Mar 18, 10:41 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 S Cheraw, CO | |
| Mar 18, 10:43 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 59 | 1 N Yoder, CO | |
| Mar 18, 10:44 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 1 N Yoder, CO | |
| Mar 18, 11:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Wsw Peterson Afb, CO | |
| Mar 18, 11:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 17 Nw Two Buttes, CO | |
| Mar 18, 11:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pueblo, CO | WIND BLEW DOWN TREE ACROSS EVERETT ROAD. |
| Mar 18, 11:57 AM MDT | DUST STORM | La Junta, CO | CSP LA JUNTA REPORTED HIGHWAY 287 HAS ZERO VISIBILITY SOUTH OF LAMAR TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE LINE. |
| Mar 18, 12:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ssw Calhan, CO | |
| Mar 18, 12:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Springfield, CO | |
| Mar 18, 12:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ne Blende, CO | |
| Mar 18, 12:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | |
| Mar 18, 1:19 PM MDT | DUST STORM | N Springfield, CO | VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN THE TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD |
| Mar 18, 1:34 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Nnw Air Force Academy, CO | |
| Mar 18, 2:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 S Springfield, CO | |
| Mar 18, 3:32 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 S Springfield, CO | |
| Mar 18, 3:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Sw Campo, 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 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 4086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
854 WWUS75 KPUB 180347 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 947 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 COZ089-093-095>099-181200- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 947 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 1/4 MILE. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 1/4 MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ085-086-181200- /O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 947 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST...PARTICULARLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 1/4 MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ094-181200- /O.UPG.KPUB.HW.A.0003.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.DS.W.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 947 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ON TUESDAY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ COZ084-181200- /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 947 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MONUMENT HILL. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
727 WWUS75 KPUB 180937 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 337 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 COZ085-086-089-093-095>099-181745- /O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS... LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 337 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 1/4 MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ094-181745- /O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 337 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY ON TODAY...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ COZ084-181745- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 337 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MONUMENT HILL. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
228 WWUS75 KPUB 181701 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1101 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 COZ085-086-089-093-095>099-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS... LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 1101 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST... PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS POSING A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 1/4 MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ094-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 1101 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER LAS ANIMAS COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY OCCUR WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$ COZ084-190000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1101 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW LATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED AT TIMES OVER MONUMENT HILL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
690 WWUS75 KPUB 182356 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 556 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 COZ085-086-089-093-095>099-190100- /O.EXP.KPUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS... LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAS ANIMAS... LAMAR...SPRINGFIELD...WALSH 556 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE DUST STORM WARNING AND HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE VISIBILITY STEADILY IMPROVES. $$ COZ094-190100- /O.EXP.KPUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- INCLUDING...BRANSON...KIM 556 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...AND BLOWING DUST WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. VISIBILITIES MAY STILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE STEADILY IMPROVING. $$ COZ084-190100- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY 556 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 9:47 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 20 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.