Alert archive / Colorado / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this winter storm warning at Oct 9, 2014, 4:47 AM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 9, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 9, 2014, 4:47 AM MDT (10:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa 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), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 2655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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.
262 WWUS45 KPUB 091047 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 447 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COZ063-091200- /O.CAN.KPUB.WS.A.0012.141009T1800Z-141010T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- 447 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW LEVELS APPEAR TO REMAIN TOO HIGH FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO OCCUR TONIGHT...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...LOCAL AREAS COULD SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL. $$ COZ073-075-080-082-091900- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.141009T1800Z-141010T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WS.W.0012.141009T1800Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 447 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY...AND SLOWLY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-091900- /O.UPG.KPUB.WS.A.0012.141009T1800Z-141010T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.141009T1800Z-141010T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 447 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY AND SLOWLY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
6 follow-up statements
878 WWUS45 KPUB 091906 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 106 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-100315- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 106 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY... AND SLOWLY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-100315- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 106 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY AND SLOWLY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
623 WWUS45 KPUB 092027 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 227 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-100430- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 227 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-100430- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 227 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
185 WWUS45 KPUB 100326 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 926 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-101130- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 926 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-101130- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1500Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 926 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
314 WWUS45 KPUB 100845 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 245 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-101645- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 245 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-101645- /O.EXT.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 245 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
655 WWUS45 KPUB 101001 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 401 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 401 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ COZ058-060-101800- /O.CON.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 401 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE ABOVE 11000 FEET. * CAUSE AND TIMING...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACT...WET SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE ADVISORY...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. && $$
665 WWUS45 KPUB 101748 WSWPUB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1148 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 COZ073-075-080-082-101900- /O.EXP.KPUB.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...BLANCA PEAK...SPANISH PEAKS...GREENHORN MTN... PIKES PEAK 1148 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WAS CONTINUING TO PULL AWAY FROM COLORADO TO THE EAST...ALLOWING HEAVIER SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO COME TO AN END. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT HIGHER WARNING AMOUNTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ COZ058-060-101900- /O.EXP.KPUB.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141010T1800Z/ WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- INCLUDING...CLIMAX...MOSQUITO PASS...INDEPENDENCE PASS... MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE 1148 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WAS CONTINUING TO PULL AWAY FROM COLORADO TO THE EAST...ALLOWING HEAVIER SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO COME TO AN END. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT HIGHER ADVISORY AMOUNTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ MOORE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Oct 9, 1:03 AM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 1:03 AM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 103 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 101 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 QUICK UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LATEST HRRR HAS THESE SPREADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY PCPN FROM THESE SHOULD BE LIGHT. REST OF FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. UPDATE ISSUED AT 1147 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 REINITIALIZED FRONT END GRIDS WITH LATEST OBSERVATIONS. REST OF FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK AT THIS TIME. LW UPDATE ISSUED AT 833 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS ZONES BELOW 10000 FEET. MODELS AND WPC GUIDANCE CONSISTENT ON WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF 1-2" OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD BEGINNING AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE CONVECTION WITH THIS EVENT THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING... BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO A MORE STRATIFORM EVENT THE REMAINDER OF THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NOT SURE IF RAINFALL RATES WILL BE ENOUGH FOR FLASH FLOODING BUT NOT SURE THAT THEY WON'T EITHER. WITH A TROPICAL SYSTEM...THERE IS ALWAYS CONCERN. ADD THAT TO THE BURN SCAR AND URBAN RUNOFF CONCERNS...AND YOU HAVE FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS. CONSEQUENTLY...IT IS PRUDENT AT THIS TIME TO HOIST A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND ALERT FOLKS TO THE POTENTIAL. ALSO...EXPANDED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO INCLUDE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAWATCH AND MOSQUITO RANGES IN CENTRAL COLORADO IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...WET AND PIKES PEAK MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...ADJUSTED THE WATCH TO START EARLIER...AT NOON THURSDAY...INSTEAD OF 3 PM. THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SEEM TO BE IN THE BULLS-EYE FOR THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...WITH THE HEAVIER STUFF STARTING UP AROUND NOON NOW INSTEAD OF LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. LW && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 241 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...RAIN IS ON THE WAY... RAIN IS ON THE WAY. THAT MUCH IS A GIVEN...WITH THE REMAINING CHALLENGES BEING WHEN AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL FALL. CURRENTLY...REMNANTS OF SIMON ARE MOVING THROUGH AZ. HEAVIEST CONVECTION IS E OF PHX...WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIP ALREADY MOVING INTO THE 4 CORNERS REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE TO THE NE OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIP MOVING INTO THE AREA BY THU MORNING. IT SHOULD BE ANOTHER MILD NIGHT WITH EXTENSIVE CLOUDS. MAIN QUESTION TOMORROW IS THE TIMING OF THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIP. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE HEAVIEST QPF WILL FALL OVER OUR CWA...SE CO...BUT TIMING IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN. THE 12Z NAM AND GFS BOTH HAVE WIDESPREAD PRECIP MOVING INTO THE I-25 CORRIDOR BY THE MORNING...WHILE BOTH THE ARW AND NMM WRF HOLD OFF THE HEAVIEST QPF UNTIL THU EVENING. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE EARLY...ALBEIT NOT STRONGLY...AND DEEP UPSLOPE SHOULD BE IN PLACE OVER THE PLAINS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. EXTRAPOLATING SAT IMAGERY OF THE COLDEST CLOUD TOPS AND CONVECTION...LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD SEE PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HAVE RAISED POPS CONSIDERABLY TO THE LIKELY RANGE IN A SWATH FROM KALS TO KPUB BY THU AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LEAVE THE CATEGORICAL POPS TO THE LATER PERIODS. OTHER QUESTION IS HOW HEAVY TO EXPECT THE PRECIP...AND ATTENDANT FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL. CAPE AND LAPSE RATES DO NOT LOOK TERRIBLY HIGH TOMORROW...AND EXTENSIVE CLOUDS/PRECIP WILL LIMIT INSTABILITY. HEAVIEST CONVECTION WILL BE DYNAMICALLY FORCED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO OUR AREA. SO...NOT EXPECTING WIDESPREAD OR SVR STORMS...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLD HEAVIER CELLS EMBEDDED WITH THE WIDESPREAD...MORE STRATIFORM...PRECIP. UNFORTUNATELY IT LOOKS LIKE A HIT OR MISS SITUATION...AND AN UNLUCKY HIT COULD SPELL PROBLEMS FOR THE BURN SCARS. HOWEVER...IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE STRONGEST CONVECTION WILL BE SOUTH OF HGWY 50...WHICH WOULD SPARE WALDO CANYON BUT LEAVE OTHER SCARS SUCH AS E PEAK UNDER THE GUN. GIVEN THE EXPECTED EXTENSIVE PRECIP AND CLOUDS...EXPECT TEMPS TO BE HELD DOWN BELOW ADIABATIC MAXES TOMORROW. HAVE DROPPED HIGH TEMPS BY ABOUT 5 DEGREES TOMORROW FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...AND EVEN THAT IS ABOVE THE MOS GUIDANCE FOR KPUB AND KCOS...SO LATER SHIFT WILL HAVE TO REEVALUATED WHAT COULD BE OPTIMISTIC HIGHS IN THE 60S TOMORROW. AGAIN...IT WILL BE A QUESTION OF HOW FAST THE WIDESPREAD PRECIP MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. TEMPS WILL BE FALLING ALOFT THROUGH THE DAY ON THU...AND BY 00Z FRI COULD SEE SOW LEVELS FALL TO AROUND 10K FT OR SO. A COUPLE INCHES ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PIKES PEAK SUMMIT AND OTHER HIGH MOUNTAIN AREAS BY 00Z...BUT THE POTENTIALLY HEAVY MT SNOW WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THU NIGHT. EVERYONE SHOULD BE WEATHER AWARE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT COULD BE A RAPIDLY EVOLVING FORECAST. ROSE .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 241 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...WIDESPREAD RAIN EXPECT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING AND TRACK OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT THE TROUGH TO BE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY EVENING AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO EASTERN COLORADO BY FRIDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...NORTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM SIMON MOVES ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE UPPER SYSTEM. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE THERE...FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. LOCATIONS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS INTO THE I-25 CORRIDOR WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL THURSDAY NIGHT. AREA BURN SCARS COULD SEE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL...AND ANY FLASH FLOODING WILL DEPEND HIGHLY ON RAINFALL RATES. THERE COULD BE SOME CONVECTIVE ELEMENT THURSDAY EVENING WHICH COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL RATES...SO THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ON ALERT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO THE RAINFALL. AS FOR SNOW...THIS STORM SYSTEM IS QUITE WARM DUE TO ITS TROPICAL NATURE. SNOW SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES...AND PIKES PEAK FOR ELEVATIONS OVER 11 KFT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER SYSTEM LIFTING INTO KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING WITH MOST PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...EXPECT A QUIET DAY ON SATURDAY WITH BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE REST OF THE AREA REMAINS DRY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALSO WARM INTO THE 60S ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AFTER ONLY 50S ON FRIDAY. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON SUNDAY WITH HOW THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THEMSELVES...BUT REMAIN DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. THE ECMWF DROPS A STRONG TROUGH SOUTH OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND ACROSS COLORADO SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. THE ECMWF IS STRONGER WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...WITH MORE UPSLOPE FLOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. THE GFS...WHICH HAS STARTED TO TREND MORE WITH THE ECMWF...CONTINUES TO BE MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH A SHORTWAVE SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE GFS SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN DRIER...LESS WINDY AND COLD THAN THE ECMWF. FOR NOW...GIVEN THE RECENT GFS TREND TOWARDS THE ECMWF...STARTED TO RAMP UP POPS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...AND TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND SHIFT EAST INTO THE ROCKIES THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THIS WOULD BRING DRIER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MOZLEY && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1129 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AS ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE AND THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM SIMON MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO COMBINE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 16Z AS SHOWERS INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST. MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY AT COS AND PUB...AS NORTHEAST TO EAST LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW INTERACTS WITH THE REMANTS OF SIMON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN MTS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS. THE HIGHER MT PEAKS...AOA 10K FT WILL BE DEALING WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR COZ072-074-077>079-081-083>088. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR COZ058-060-063-073-075-080-082. && UPDATE...KT SHORT TERM...ROSE LONG TERM...MOZLEY AVIATION...MW
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 9:43 PM MDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 943 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 COZ058>089-093>099-100345- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- 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- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 943 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE STATE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMS OUT AHEAD OF THE REMNANTS OF FORMER HURRICANE SIMON...MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE LOCALIZED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS PACIFIC MOISTURE AND REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM SIMON MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND COMBINE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH. TRAINING STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING AREA BURN SCARS...AS MOIST LOW LEVEL EAST TO NORTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW INTERACTS WITH THE REMNANTS OF SIMON. ANOTHER STORM THREAT DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...THE HIGHER PEAKS....ESPECIALLY OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AT OR ABOVE 10000 FEET...COULD SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS AND BACK COUNTRY TRAILS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER FRONT ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW...PRIMARILY ABOVE 7000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. 23/50
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 9:05 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:47 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 31 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:48 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 27 min |
| Oct 9, 11:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Teller | 25 min |
| Oct 9, 12:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 12:42 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:30 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:20 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | El Paso | 13 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso, Teller | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 66 min |
| Oct 9, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 4:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 26 min |
| Oct 9, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Mineral | 52 min |
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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.