Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 29, 2014, 2:49 PM MDT for 16 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2014, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 3216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628 WWUS85 KPUB 292049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 1900 TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230 AND 233 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES KIOWA... PROWERS...BENT... BACA...LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 TO 2000 SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ229-230-233>237-301300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T0100Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ222-226>228-231-232-301300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...231 AND 232... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 231 AND 232. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-301300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 249 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
4 follow-up statements
937 WWUS85 KPUB 300109 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 709 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 TO 2000 SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY... THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ229-230-233>237-301715- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 709 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229... 230...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ222-224-226>228-231-232-301715- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 709 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 224...226...227...228...231 AND 232... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...231 AND 232. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
086 WWUS85 KPUB 300954 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 354 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1100 TO 2000 LOCAL TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ222-224-226>237-310200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 354 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226... 227...228...231 AND 232... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
049 WWUS85 KPUB 302050 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 250 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 2000 TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 1900 ON MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 227 THROUGH 236...WITH INCLUDES FREMONT...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES... COZ222-227>236-311300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.140331T1700Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY- 250 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-226-237-310200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 250 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
755 WWUS85 KPUB 310210 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 810 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 1900 ON MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 227 THROUGH 236...WITH INCLUDES FREMONT...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... KIOWA...BENT AND PROWERS COUNTIES... COZ222-227>236-311815- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.140331T1700Z-140401T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY- 810 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TONIGHT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235 AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-226-237-310315- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140331T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 810 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226 AND 237... WHILE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS CLIMBED ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.