Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2014, 2:47 PM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 26, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 25, 2014, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent 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
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 210 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
- 2820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
962 WWUS85 KPUB 252047 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 247 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ224-260300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0010.140426T1800Z-140427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140426T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 247 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$ COZ226>230-233-261300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.140426T1800Z-140427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140426T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 247 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 230 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ222-231-232-234>237-261300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.140426T1800Z-140427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 247 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...231...232...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 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...231...232...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
563 WWUS85 KPUB 260234 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 834 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ226>230-233-261845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 834 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226... 227...228...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228... 229...230 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 230 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-260345- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140426T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 834 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. $$ COZ222-231-232-234>237-261845- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 834 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...231...232...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
737 WWUS85 KPUB 260314 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 914 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ222-226>237-261915- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-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- 914 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$ HODANISH
550 WWUS85 KPUB 260945 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM TODAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ222-226>237-270145- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.140426T1700Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 345 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
559 WWUS85 KPUB 262052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 252 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ222-226>237-270300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-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- 252 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
115 WWUS85 KPUB 270253 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 853 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... COZ222-226>237-270400- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 853 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 ...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ALLOWED FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2014Every red flag 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.