Alert archive / Colorado / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this high wind warning at Jan 5, 2015, 4:39 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 5, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 33 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
- Jan 5, 2015, 4:39 AM MST (11:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2015, 8:04 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 6:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 1 Nw Glen Haven, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 40 Nw Fort Collins, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Black Hawk, CO | |
| Jan 5, 7:52 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | Sse Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Dumont, CO | WIND DAMAGE TO SIGN IN CENTRAL CITY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX WND GUST ACCORDING TO LOCAL MESOWEST SITE WAS 66 MPH AT 239 PM. |
| Jan 5, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Pinecliffe, CO | TREES REPORTED SNAPPED OR UPROOTED WITH A TREE DOWN ACROSS GAP ROAD. BRIEF POWER OUTAGE REPORTED. GUST WAS REPORTED AS 82 MPH AT 752 AM. |
| Jan 5, 8:59 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:17 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 93 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 86 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 9:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Wnw Brookvale, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Floyd Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 10:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 88 | Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 91 | 4 Ene Nederland, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Virginia Dale, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Floyd Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:27 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 94 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Downieville, CO | |
| Jan 5, 11:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 4 Ene Bergen Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 1 Nw Glen Haven, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | Glen Haven, CO | |
| Jan 5, 12:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Se Superior, CO | ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Jan 5, 12:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Se Superior, CO | |
| Jan 5, 1:29 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 1 S Dumont, CO | |
| Jan 5, 3:07 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 106 | 2 Sse Gold Hill, CO | |
| Jan 5, 4:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 5 S Estes Park, CO | |
| Jan 5, 4:24 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Wnw Aspen Springs, CO | |
| Jan 5, 5:31 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Virginia Dale, CO | |
| Jan 5, 6:29 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 90 | 1 S Dumont, CO | |
| Jan 5, 8:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | Loveland Pass, 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 2140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 450 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287 WWUS75 KBOU 051139 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 439 AM MST MON JAN 5 2015 COZ033>036-052100- /O.UPG.KBOU.HW.A.0001.150105T1200Z-150106T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.HW.W.0001.150105T1200Z-150106T0600Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 439 AM MST MON JAN 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST LATE MONDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...STRONGEST IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 8 THOUSAND FEET. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG CROSSWINDS...DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER ITEMS EASILY TOSSED ABOUT BY HIGH WINDS INDOORS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
502 WWUS75 KBOU 052357 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 457 PM MST MON JAN 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON... .GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SEVERAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OF 94 MPH AND 91 MPH OCCURRING NEAR GOLD HILL AND NEDERLAND IN BOULDER COUNTY. COZ033>036-060600- /O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 457 PM MST MON JAN 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...STRONGEST IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 8 THOUSAND FEET. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG CROSSWINDS...DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && $$
260 WWUS75 KBOU 060304 NPWBOU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 804 PM MST MON JAN 5 2015 COZ033>036-060415- /O.CAN.KBOU.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/ SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS... LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS... BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE... EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL... INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS... WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK 804 PM MST MON JAN 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL BE AN ISSUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOWPACKED AND SLICK IN SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 8:41 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOU | Park | 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.